Braunsbedra

Braunsbedra
Braunsbedra
Coordinates
Administration
Country Germany
State Saxony-Anhalt
District Saalekreis
Town subdivisions 13
Mayor Frank Gebhardt (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 74.34 km2 (28.70 sq mi)
Elevation 104 m  (341 ft)
Population 12,069 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 162 /km2 (420 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate SK
Postal code 06242
Area code 034633
Website www.braunsbedra.de

Braunsbedra is a town in the Saalekreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated approx. 11 km southwest of Merseburg.

It was created after 1945 by the merger of Braunsdorf and Bedra.

Roßbach, famous for the Battle of Rossbach, is one of the local communities.

References

  1. ^ [http://www.statistik.sachsen-anhalt.de/download/stat_berichte/6A102_hj_2010_02.pdf "Bevölkerung und Erwerbstätigkeit; Bevölkerung der Gemeinden; Natürliche Bevölkerungsbewegungen, Wanderungen"] (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. July 2011. http://www.statistik.sachsen-anhalt.de/download/stat_berichte/6A102_hj_2010_02.pdf.