Gornau
Gornau | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Gornau within Erzgebirgskreis district | |
Gornau Gornau | |
| Coordinates: 50°45′31″N 13°2′13″E / 50.75861°N 13.03694°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| District | Erzgebirgskreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Zschopau |
| Subdivisions | 3 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–29) | Nico Wollnitzke[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 19.87 km2 (7.67 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 445 m (1,460 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 3,710 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (480/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 09405, 09437 (Witzschdorf), 09573 (Dittmannsdorf) |
| Dialling codes | 03725 |
| Vehicle registration | ERZ |
Gornau is a municipality in the district Erzgebirgskreis, in Saxony, Germany.
Subdivisions
Gornau has three subdivisions:
- Gornau
- Dittmannsdorf
- Witzschdorf
Politics
Municipal Council
The local council of Gornau has 14 seats. Since the local elections of 2014, the CDU eight seats, the Alliance of Free Voters four seats, Left one seat and the SPD one seat, too.
Mayor
- 1990–1996: Rolf Hänel (neutral)
- 1996–1997: Manfred Zähler (sitting mayor)
- 1997–2001: Gerhard Olschewski (neutral)
- 2001–2015: Johanna Vogler (CDU)
- since 2015: Nico Wollnitzke (CDU)
Education
- Primary school Gornau
Honorary citizens
- Eckhard Börner (born 1951), politician (CDU), mayor of Witzschdorf, MdL (member of the state assembly)
- Harald Sturm (born 1956 in Witzschdorf), former enduro rider and quadruple European Champion
References
- ^ Wahlergebnisse 2022, Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Sachsens am 31. Dezember 2023 - Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 15. Mai 2022 (Gebietsstand 01.01.2023)" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen.
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