Gornau

Gornau

Coat of arms
Gornau
Location of Gornau within Erzgebirgskreis district
Coordinates: 50°45′31″N 13°2′13″E / 50.75861°N 13.03694°E / 50.75861; 13.03694Coordinates: 50°45′31″N 13°2′13″E / 50.75861°N 13.03694°E / 50.75861; 13.03694
Country Germany
State Saxony
District Erzgebirgskreis
Municipal assoc. Zschopau
Government
 • Mayor Johanna Vogler (CDU)
Area
 • Total 19.87 km2 (7.67 sq mi)
Elevation 445 m (1,460 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
 • Total 3,834
 • Density 190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 09405, 09437 (Witzschdorf), 09573 (Dittmannsdorf)
Dialling codes 03725
Vehicle registration ERZ, ANA, ASZ, AU, MAB, MEK, STL, SZB, ZP

Gornau is a municipality in the district Erzgebirgskreis, in Saxony, Germany.

Subdivisions

Gornau has three subdivisions:

Politics

Municipal Council

The local council of Gornau has 14 seats. Since the local elections of 2014, the CDU eight seats, the Alliance of Free Voters four seats, Left one seat and the SPD one seat, too.

Mayor

  • 1990–1996: Rolf Hänel (neutral)
  • 1996–1997: Manfred Zähler (sitting mayor)
  • 1997–2001: Gerhard Olschewski (neutral)
  • since 2001: Johanna Vogler (CDU)

Education

Honorary citizens

  • Eckhard Börner (born 1951), politician (CDU), mayor of Witzschdorf, MdL (member of the state assembly)
  • Harald Sturm (born 1956 in Witzschdorf), former enduro rider and quadruple European Champion

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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