Brand-Erbisdorf

Brand-Erbisdorf
Coat of arms
Brand-Erbisdorf
Location of Brand-Erbisdorf within Mittelsachsen district
Coordinates: 50°52′8″N 13°19′19″E / 50.86889°N 13.32194°ECoordinates: 50°52′8″N 13°19′19″E / 50.86889°N 13.32194°E
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Mittelsachsen
Government
• Mayor	Dr. Martin Antonow (Ind.)
Area
• Total	46.24 km^2 (17.85 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
• Total	9,785
• Density	210/km^2 (550/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	09618
Dialling codes	037322
Vehicle registration	FG, BED, DL, FLÖ, HC, MW, RL
Website	www.brand-erbisdorf.de

Brand-Erbisdorf (German pronunciation: [ˌbʁant ˈɛɐ̯bɪsdɔɐ̯f]) is a town in the district of Mittelsachsen, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated 5 km south of Freiberg.

Personalities

• Grete Beier (1885-1908), daughter of the then mayor of Brand, was the last person to be publicly executed in Saxony for murder
• Günter Wirth (1929-2009), university lecturer for church history, publicist and official of the CDU of the GDR
• André Tanneberger (born 1973 in Freiberg) music producer and DJ

References

1. "Aktuelle Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden 2015] (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)" (PDF). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). July 2016.