Brandis, Germany
Town in Saxony, Germany
Coat of arms
Location of Brandis within Leipzig district
(2020–27) Arno Jesse[1] (Ind.)
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Brandis (German pronunciation: [ˈbʁandɪs]) is a town in the Leipzig district, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated 16 km east of Leipzig.
Geography
Brandis developed as a village around Brandis manor house which still forms part of the historical center. Since the late 1990s, the city has been merged with a number of formerly independent villages, including Beucha and Polenz.
Transport
Brandis is connected to the federal highway network via a network of local roads. In Beucha, the city is linked to the regional rail network with direct trains to Leipzig.
Born in Brandis
- Karl Bock (1922-2004), physician in the field of pediatric cardiology
- Anneliese Zänsler (born 1927), opera and operetta singer, vocal pedagogue and musicologist
- Andreas Reuter (born 1949), computer scientist
- Stefan Altner (born 1956), musicologist
References
- ^ Wahlergebnisse 2020, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.
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Towns and municipalities in Leipzig (district)
- Bad Lausick
- Belgershain
- Bennewitz
- Böhlen
- Borna
- Borsdorf
- Brandis
- Colditz
- Elstertrebnitz
- Frohburg
- Geithain
- Grimma
- Groitzsch
- Großpösna
- Kitzscher
- Lossatal
- Machern
- Markkleeberg
- Markranstädt
- Naunhof
- Neukieritzsch
- Otterwisch
- Parthenstein
- Pegau
- Regis-Breitingen
- Rötha
- Thallwitz
- Trebsen
- Wurzen
- Zwenkau
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