Gerbstedt (German pronunciation: [ˈɡɛʁpˌʃtɛt] ⓘ) is a small town in Saxony-Anhalt, district Mansfeld-Südharz. It was traditionally dominated by copper mining, presently agriculture is dominant.
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Tower of former monastery Gerbstedt -
Town hall Gerbstedt -
View of Gerbstedt with a rare Robur bus
Geography
The town Gerbstedt is located 9 km (5.59 mi) west of Hettstedt and 13 km (8.08 mi) north of the town Eisleben.
Divisions
The town of Gerbstedt is divided into twelve localities (Ortschaften),[3] corresponding to the twelve former municipalities that formed the current town in 2010.[4] Some of the localities consist of a number of Ortsteile (local parts).
- Augsdorf
- Freist (incl. Elben, Oeste, Reidewitz, Zabitz)
- Friedeburg
- Friedeburgerhütte (incl. Adendorf)
- Gerbstedt
- Heiligenthal (incl. Helmsdorf, Lochwitz)
- Hübitz
- Ihlewitz (incl. Pfeiffhausen, Straußhof, Thaldorf)
- Rottelsdorf (incl. Bösenburg)
- Siersleben (incl. Thondorf)
- Welfesholz
- Zabenstedt
Sons and daughters of the town
- Otto Brosowski (1885–1947), mining worker, KPD member
- Eugen Ray (1957–1986), athlete
- Valentin Haussmann (died c. 1611), composer
Other persons associated with Gerbstedt
- Rikdag, (died 985), Margrave of Meißen
- Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, (1724–1803), poet, spent his youth in Friedeburg
- Eckard I, Margrave of Meissen, buried in the Abbey
References
- ^ Bürgermeisterwahlen in den Gemeinden, Endgültige Ergebnisse, Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt, accessed 10 November 2022.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2022" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. June 2023.
- ^ Hauptsatzung der Stadt Gerbstedt, June 2021.
- ^ Gebietsänderungen vom 01. Januar bis 31. Dezember 2010, Statistisches Bundesamt
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