Gornau

Gornau
Municipality
Coat of arms of Gornau
Coat of arms
Location of Gornau within Erzgebirgskreis district
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Location of Gornau
Gornau is located in Germany
Gornau
Gornau
Location within Germany
Gornau is located in Saxony
Gornau
Gornau
Location within Saxony
Coordinates: 50°45′31″N 13°2′13″E / 50.75861°N 13.03694°E / 50.75861; 13.03694
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
DistrictErzgebirgskreis
Municipal assoc.Zschopau
Subdivisions3
Government
 • Mayor (2022–29) Nico Wollnitzke[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total
19.87 km2 (7.67 sq mi)
Elevation
445 m (1,460 ft)
Population
 (2024-12-31)[2]
 • Total
3,686
 • Density185.5/km2 (480.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
09405, 09437 (Witzschdorf), 09573 (Dittmannsdorf)
Dialling codes03725
Vehicle registrationERZ

Gornau is a municipality in the district Erzgebirgskreis, in Saxony, Germany.

Subdivisions

Gornau has three subdivisions:

Politics

Municipal Council

The 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

  • 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

Twin towns

Gornau is twinned with Apensen and Ploërmel.[3]

Honorary citizens

  • 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

  1. ↑ Wahlergebnisse 2022, Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  2. ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Sachsens am 31. Dezember 2024 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 15. Mai 2022 (Gebietsstand 01.01.2024)" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen.
  3. ↑ https://www.gornau.de/gemeindeinformationen/partnerstaedte


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