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Zörbig | |
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Location of Zörbig within Anhalt-Bitterfeld district ![]() | |
Coordinates: 51°37′N 12°7′E / 51.617°N 12.117°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Saxony-Anhalt |
District | Anhalt-Bitterfeld |
Government | |
• Mayor (2019–26) | Matthias Egert[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 113.26 km2 (43.73 sq mi) |
Elevation | 89 m (292 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 9,153 |
• Density | 81/km2 (210/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 06780, 06369 |
Dialling codes | 034956, 034975 |
Vehicle registration | ABI |
Website | www.stadt-zoerbig.de |
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Zörbig (German pronunciation: [ˈtsœʁbɪç]) is a town in the district of Anhalt-Bitterfeld in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated approximately 15 km west of Bitterfeld, and 20 km northeast of Halle (Saale). Zörbig is well known for its molasses made from sugar beets.
Geography
[edit]The town Zörbig consists of the following Ortschaften or municipal divisions:[3]
- Cösitz
- Göttnitz
- Großzöberitz
- Löberitz
- Quetzdölsdorf
- Salzfurtkapelle
- Schortewitz
- Schrenz
- Spören
- Stumsdorf
- Zörbig
People
[edit]- Thomas Selle (1599–1663), composer and church musician
- Johann Jacob Reiske (1716–1774), Graezist, Arabist and Byzantinist
- August Gottlieb Richter (1742–1812), surgeon
- Carl Marx (1911–1991), painter, pupil at the Bauhaus Dessau 1931-33
References
[edit]- ^ Bürgermeisterwahlen in den Gemeinden, Endgültige Ergebnisse, Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt, accessed 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2022" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. June 2023.
- ^ Hauptsatzung der Stadt Zörbig, § 15, 17 June 2021.