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Brandis
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Location of Brandis within Leipzig district
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Coordinates: 51°20′5″N 12°36′32″E / 51.33472°N 12.60889°E / 51.33472; 12.60889
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
DistrictLeipzig
Subdivisions4
Government
 • Mayor (2020–27) Arno Jesse (Ind.)
Area
 • Total34.81 km (13.44 sq mi)
Elevation137 m (449 ft)
Population
 • Total9,676
 • Density280/km (720/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes04821
Dialling codes034292
Vehicle registrationL, BNA, GHA, GRM, MTL, WUR
Websitewww.stadt-brandis.de

Brandis (German pronunciation: [ˈbʁandɪs]) is a town in the Leipzig district, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated 16 km east of Leipzig.

Geography

Brandis developed as a village around Brandis manor house which still forms part of the historical center. Since the late 1990s, the city has been merged with a number of formerly independent villages, including Beucha and Polenz.

Transport

Brandis is connected to the federal highway network via a network of local roads. In Beucha, the city is linked to the regional rail network with direct trains to Leipzig.

Born in Brandis

  • Karl Bock (1922-2004), physician in the field of pediatric cardiology
  • Anneliese Zänsler (born 1927), opera and operetta singer, vocal pedagogue and musicologist
  • Andreas Reuter (born 1949), computer scientist
  • Stefan Altner (born 1956), musicologist

References

  1. Wahlergebnisse 2020, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 10 July 2021.
  2. "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.
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