Gornau
Municipality in Saxony, Germany
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Gornau is a municipality in the district Erzgebirgskreis, in Saxony, Germany.
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Location of Gornau
within Erzgebirgskreis district  | |
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| Coordinates: 50°45′31″N 13°2′13″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| District | Erzgebirgskreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Zschopau |
| Subdivisions | 3 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–29) | Nico Wollnitzke[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 19.87 km2 (7.67 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 445 m (1,460 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 3,686 |
| • Density | 185.5/km2 (480.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 09405, 09437 (Witzschdorf), 09573 (Dittmannsdorf) |
| Dialling codes | 03725 |
| Vehicle registration | ERZ |
Subdivisions
Gornau has three subdivisions:
- Gornau
- Dittmannsdorf
- Witzschdorf
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
- Primary school Gornau
