Gerbstedt

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Coordinates: 51°37′59″N 11°37′0″E / 51.63306, 11.61667

Gerbstedt
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Gerbstedt
Gerbstedt (Germany)
Gerbstedt
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Saxony-Anhalt
District Mansfeld-Südharz
Municipal assoc. Gerbstedt
Town subdivisions 9
Mayor Siegfried Schwarz (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 21.51 km² (8.3 sq mi)
Elevation 155 m  (509 ft)
Population 2,993  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 139 /km² (360 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate MSH
Postal code 06347
Area code 034783

Gerbstedt is a small town in Saxony-Anhalt, district Mansfeld-Südharz. By tradition it was the town of copper miners and tanners (in German Gerber), which gave the name for the town.

Gerbstedt is the seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft ("collective municipality") Gerbstedt.