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Gerbstedt

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Country
  
Germany

District
  
Mansfeld-Südharz

Time zone
  
CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

Area
  
102.3 km²

Local time
  
Sunday 8:15 PM

State
  
Saxony-Anhalt

Elevation
  
155 m (509 ft)

Postal codes
  
06347

Population
  
8,176 (31 Dec 2008)

Postal code
  
06347

Gerbstedt

Weather
  
3°C, Wind E at 13 km/h, 79% Humidity

Gerbstedt is a small town in Saxony-Anhalt, district Mansfeld-Südharz. By tradition it was the town of copper miners and tanners (in German Gerber), which gave the name for the town.

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Map of 06347 Gerbstedt, Germany

Location

The town Gerbstedt is located 9 km (5.59 mi) west of Hettstedt and 13 km (8.08 mi) north of the town Eisleben.

Parts of the town

The following Ortsteile (Town subdivisions) are parts of the town Gerbstedt:

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Otto Brosowski (1885-1947), mining worker, KPD member
  • Eugen Ray (1957-1986), athlete

    • Other persons associated with Gerbstedt

  • Rikdag, (died 985), Margrave of Meißen
  • Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, (1724-1803), poet, spent his youth in Friedeburg

    • References

    Gerbstedt Wikipedia
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