Brandis, Germany

Brandis

Coat of arms
Brandis
Location of Brandis within Leipzig district
Bad LausickBelgershainBennewitzBöhlenBornaBorsdorfBrandisColditzDeutzenElstertrebnitzEspenhainFalkenhainFrohburgGeithainGrimmaGroitzschGroßbothenGroßpösnaHohburgKitzenKitzscherKohren-SahlisMachernMarkkleebergMarkranstädtMutzschenGeithainNaunhofNerchauOtterwischParthensteinNeukieritzschPegauRegis-BreitingenRöthaThallwitzThümmlitzwaldeTrebsenWurzenZschadraßZwenkauSaxonyLeipzigSaxony-AnhaltThuringiaNordsachsenNordsachsenMittelsachsenBrandis in L.svg
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Coordinates: 51°20′5″N 12°36′32″E / 51.33472°N 12.60889°E / 51.33472; 12.60889Coordinates: 51°20′5″N 12°36′32″E / 51.33472°N 12.60889°E / 51.33472; 12.60889
Country Germany
State Saxony
District Leipzig
Government
 • Mayor Andreas Dietze (CDU)
Area
 • Total 34.81 km2 (13.44 sq mi)
Elevation 137 m (449 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
 • Total 9,626
 • Density 280/km2 (720/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 04821
Dialling codes 034292
Vehicle registration L
Website www.stadt-brandis.de

Brandis (German pronunciation: [ˈbʁandɪs]) is a town in the Leipzig district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated 16 km east of Leipzig.

Born in Brandis

  • Karl Bock (1922-2004), physician in the field of pediatric cardiology
  • Anneliese Zänsler (born 1927), opera and operetta singer, vocal pedagogue and musicologist
  • Andreas Reuter (born 1949), computer scientist

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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