Braunsbedra
Town
Coat of arms of Braunsbedra
Coat of arms
Location of Braunsbedra within Saalekreis district
Braunsbedra is located in Germany
Braunsbedra
Braunsbedra
Braunsbedra is located in Saxony-Anhalt
Braunsbedra
Braunsbedra
Coordinates: 51°17′N 11°54′E / 51.283°N 11.900°E / 51.283; 11.900
CountryGermany
StateSaxony-Anhalt
DistrictSaalekreis
Subdivisions13
Government
 • Mayor (2022–29) Steffen Schmitz[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total74.34 km2 (28.70 sq mi)
Elevation
104 m (341 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total10,432
 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
06242
Dialling codes034633
Vehicle registrationSK
Websitewww.braunsbedra.de

Braunsbedra (German pronunciation: [bʁaʊ̯nsˈbeːdʁaː] ⓘ) is a town in the Saalekreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated approximately 11 km southwest of Merseburg.

It was created after 1945 by the merger of Braunsdorf and Bedra. The town Braunsbedra consists of Braunsbedra proper and four Ortschaften (municipal divisions): Frankleben, Großkayna, Krumpa and Roßbach.[3]

Roßbach, famous for the Battle of Rossbach, is one of the local communities; the layout of the land had greatly changed since the battle due to lignite mining and then flooding of the abandoned mines to create the Geisel valley Lakes complex.[4]

Palace Bedra, around 1860, Edition by Alexander Duncker

References

  1. ↑ Bürgermeisterwahlen in den Gemeinden, Endgültige Ergebnisse, Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt, accessed 10 November 2022.
  2. ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2021" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. June 2022.
  3. ↑ Hauptsatzung der Stadt Braunsbedra, December 2014.
  4. ↑ Geiseltal, Lausitzer und Mitteldeutsche Bergbau-Verwaltungsgesellschaft, p. 10.


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