Gerbstedt
Gerbstedt (German pronunciation: [ˈɡɛʁpˌʃtɛt] ⓘ) is a small town in Saxony-Anhalt, district Mansfeld-Südharz. It was traditionally dominated by copper mining, presently agriculture is dominant.
Tower of former monastery Gerbstedt
Town hall Gerbstedt
View of Gerbstedt with a rare Robur bus
Gerbstedt | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Gerbstedt within Mansfeld-Südharz district  | |
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| Coordinates: 51°38′N 11°37′E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony-Anhalt |
| District | Mansfeld-Südharz |
| Subdivisions | 9 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–28) | Ulf Döring[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 102.28 km2 (39.49 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 155 m (509 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 6,881 |
| • Density | 67/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 06347 |
| Dialling codes | 03476, 034773, 034783 |
| Vehicle registration | MSH, EIL, HET, ML, SGH |
Geography
The town Gerbstedt is located 9 km (5.59 mi) west of Hettstedt and 13 km (8.08 mi) north of the town Eisleben.
Divisions
The town of Gerbstedt is divided into twelve localities (Ortschaften),[3] corresponding to the twelve former municipalities that formed the current town in 2010.[4] Some of the localities consist of a number of Ortsteile (local parts).
- Augsdorf
- Freist (incl. Elben, Oeste, Reidewitz, Zabitz)
- Friedeburg
- Friedeburgerhütte (incl. Adendorf)
- Gerbstedt
- Heiligenthal (incl. Helmsdorf, Lochwitz)
- Hübitz
- Ihlewitz (incl. Pfeiffhausen, Straußhof, Thaldorf)
- Rottelsdorf (incl. Bösenburg)
- Siersleben (incl. Thondorf)
- Welfesholz
- Zabenstedt
Sons and daughters of the town
Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock around 1779
- Otto Brosowski (1885–1947), mining worker, KPD member
- Eugen Ray (1957–1986), athlete
- Valentin Haussmann (died c. 1611), composer
Other persons associated with Gerbstedt
- Rikdag, (died 985), Margrave of Meißen
- Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, (1724–1803), poet, spent his youth in Friedeburg
- Eckard I, Margrave of Meissen, buried in the Abbey
References
- Bürgermeisterwahlen in den Gemeinden, Endgültige Ergebnisse, Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt, accessed 10 November 2022.
- "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2021" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. June 2022.
- Hauptsatzung der Stadt Gerbstedt, June 2021.
- Gebietsänderungen vom 01. Januar bis 31. Dezember 2010, Statistisches Bundesamt
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