Brand-Erbisdorf

Brand-Erbisdorf
Town hall

Coat of arms
Brand-Erbisdorf
Location of Brand-Erbisdorf within Mittelsachsen district
Coordinates: 50°52′8″N 13°19′19″E / 50.86889°N 13.32194°E / 50.86889; 13.32194Coordinates: 50°52′8″N 13°19′19″E / 50.86889°N 13.32194°E / 50.86889; 13.32194
Country Germany
State Saxony
District Mittelsachsen
Government
  Mayor Dr. Martin Antonow (Ind.)
Area
  Total 46.24 km2 (17.85 sq mi)
Elevation 480 m (1,570 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
  Total 9,544
  Density 210/km2 (530/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 09618
Dialling codes 037322
Vehicle registration FG, BED, DL, FLÖ, HC, MW, RL
Website www.brand-erbisdorf.de

Brand-Erbisdorf (German pronunciation: [ˌbʁant ˈɛɐ̯bɪsdɔɐ̯f]) is a town in the district of Mittelsachsen, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated 5 km south of Freiberg.

Personalities

  • Grete Beier (1885-1908), daughter of the then mayor of Brand, was the last person to be publicly executed in Saxony for murder
  • Günter Wirth (1929-2009), university lecturer for church history, publicist and official of the CDU of the GDR
  • André Tanneberger (born 1973 in Freiberg) music producer and DJ

References

  1. "Aktuelle Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden 2017] (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)" (PDF). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). October 2018.
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