Zörbig
Zörbig | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Zörbig within Anhalt-Bitterfeld district  | |
  Zörbig  Zörbig | |
| Coordinates: 51°37′N 12°7′E / 51.617°N 12.117°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony-Anhalt |
| District | Anhalt-Bitterfeld |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–26) | Matthias Egert[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 113.26 km2 (43.73 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 89 m (292 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 9,153 |
| • Density | 81/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 06780, 06369 |
| Dialling codes | 034956, 034975 |
| Vehicle registration | ABI |
| Website | www.stadt-zoerbig.de |
Zörbig (German pronunciation: [ˈtsœʁbɪç]) is a town in the district of Anhalt-Bitterfeld in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated approximately 15 km west of Bitterfeld, and 20 km northeast of Halle (Saale). Zörbig is well known for its molasses made from sugar beets.
Geography
The town Zörbig consists of the following Ortschaften or municipal divisions:[3]
- Cösitz
- Göttnitz
- Großzöberitz
- Löberitz
- Quetzdölsdorf
- Salzfurtkapelle
- Schortewitz
- Schrenz
- Spören
- Stumsdorf
- Zörbig
People
- Thomas Selle (1599–1663), composer and church musician
- Johann Jacob Reiske (1716–1774), Graezist, Arabist and Byzantinist
- August Gottlieb Richter (1742–1812), surgeon
- Carl Marx (1911–1991), painter, pupil at the Bauhaus Dessau 1931-33
References
- ^ Bürgermeisterwahlen in den Gemeinden, Endgültige Ergebnisse, Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt, accessed 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2022" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. June 2023.
- ^ Hauptsatzung der Stadt Zörbig, § 15, 17 June 2021.
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