Brandis, Germany
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Brandis | |
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Location of Brandis within Leipzig district ![]() | |
Coordinates: 51°20′5″N 12°36′32″E / 51.33472°N 12.60889°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Saxony |
District | Leipzig |
Subdivisions | 4 |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–27) | Arno Jesse[1] (Ind.) |
Area | |
• Total | 34.81 km2 (13.44 sq mi) |
Elevation | 137 m (449 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 9,676 |
• Density | 280/km2 (720/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 04821 |
Dialling codes | 034292 |
Vehicle registration | L, BNA, GHA, GRM, MTL, WUR |
Website | www.stadt-brandis.de |
Brandis (German pronunciation: [ˈbʁandɪs]) is a town in the Leipzig district, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated 16 km east of Leipzig.
Geography
[edit]Brandis developed as a village around Brandis manor house which still forms part of the historical center. Since the late 1990s, the city has been merged with a number of formerly independent villages, including Beucha and Polenz.
Transport
[edit]Brandis is connected to the federal highway network via a network of local roads. In Beucha, the city is linked to the regional rail network with direct trains to Leipzig.
Born in Brandis
[edit]- 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
- Stefan Altner (born 1956), musicologist
References
[edit]- ^ Wahlergebnisse 2020, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.
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