| Gerbstedt | |
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| Town | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Gerbstedt within Mansfeld-Südharz district
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  Gerbstedt Show map of Germany Gerbstedt Show map of Saxony-Anhalt | |
| Coordinates: 51°38′N 11°37′E / 51.633°N 11.617°E / 51.633; 11.617 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony-Anhalt |
| District | Mansfeld-Südharz |
| Subdivisions | 9 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–28) | Ulf Döring (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 102.28 km (39.49 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 155 m (509 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 6,790 |
| • Density | 66/km (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 06347 |
| Dialling codes | 03476, 034773, 034783 |
| Vehicle registration | MSH, EIL, HET, ML, SGH |
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
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Town hall Gerbstedt
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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), corresponding to the twelve former municipalities that formed the current town in 2010. 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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