Gerbstedt

Town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

(2021–28) Ulf Döring^[1] (CDU)Area • Total102.28 km² (39.49 sq mi)Elevation155 m (509 ft)Population • Total6,790 • Density66/km² (170/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codesDialling codes03476, 034773, 034783Vehicle registrationMSH, 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),^[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).

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

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