Gornau

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Gornau

Coat of arms
Gornau
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
Subdivisions 3
Government
 • Mayor Johanna Vogler (CDU)
Area
 • Total 19.87 km2 (7.67 sq mi)
Elevation 420-470 m (−1,120 ft)
Population (2012-12-31)[1]
 • Total 3,775
 • Density 190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 09405, 09573
Dialling codes 03725
Vehicle registration ERZ

Subdivisions

Gornau has three subdivisions:

  • Gornau
  • Dittmannsdorf
  • Witzschdorf

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

Politics

Municipal Council

The local council of Gornau has 16 seats. Since the local elections of 2004, the CDU nine seats, the Alliance of Free Voters six seats and the Left held one seat.

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 (* 1951), politician (CDU), mayor of Witzschdorf, MdL (member of the state assembly)
  • Harald Sturm (* 1956 in Witzschdorf), former endura sportsman and quadruple European Champion

References

  1. ↑ "Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen – Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen jeweils am Monatsende ausgewählter Berichtsmonate nach Gemeinden". Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). 17 June 2013. 

External links

Towns and municipalities in Erzgebirgskreis
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