Gornau

Gornau
Location of Gornau within Erzgebirgskreis district
Location of Gornau
Gornau
Gornau
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
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total
3,736
 • Density188.0/km2 (487.0/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

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. ^ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.