Gornau is a municipality in the district Erzgebirgskreis, in Saxony, Germany.
Gornau | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Gornau within Erzgebirgskreis district  | |
  Gornau  Gornau | |
| Coordinates: 50°45′31″N 13°2′13″E / 50.75861°N 13.03694°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| District | Erzgebirgskreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Zschopau |
| Subdivisions | 3 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–29) | Nico Wollnitzke[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 19.87 km2 (7.67 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 445 m (1,460 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 3,748 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 09405, 09437 (Witzschdorf), 09573 (Dittmannsdorf) |
| Dialling codes | 03725 |
| Vehicle registration | ERZ |
Subdivisions
editGornau has three subdivisions:
- Gornau
- Dittmannsdorf
- Witzschdorf
Politics
editMunicipal Council
editThe local council of Gornau has 14 seats. Since the local elections of 2014, the CDU eight seats, the Alliance of Free Voters four seats, Left one seat and the SPD one seat, too.
Mayor
edit- 1990–1996: Rolf Hänel (neutral)
- 1996–1997: Manfred Zähler (sitting mayor)
- 1997–2001: Gerhard Olschewski (neutral)
- 2001–2015: Johanna Vogler (CDU)
- since 2015: Nico Wollnitzke (CDU)
Education
edit- Primary school Gornau
Honorary citizens
edit- Eckhard Börner (born 1951), politician (CDU), mayor of Witzschdorf, MdL (member of the state assembly)
- Harald Sturm (born 1956 in Witzschdorf), former enduro rider and quadruple European Champion
References
edit- ^ Wahlergebnisse 2022, Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.
External links
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