Gerbstedt () is a small town in

Saxony-Anhalt Saxony-Anhalt (german: Sachsen-Anhalt ; nds, Sassen-Anholt) is a state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony, Thuringia and Lower Saxony. It covers an area of and has a population of 2.18 million inhabitants, making it the ...

, district

Mansfeld-Südharz Mansfeld-Südharz is a district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Its area is . History The district was established by merging the former districts of Sangerhausen and Mansfelder Land as part of the reform of 2007. In the German parliament, the Bu ...

. It was traditionally dominated by of copper mining, presently agriculture is dominant. File:KlosterturmGerbstedt.JPG, Tower of former monastery Gerbstedt File:Rathaus Gerbstedt1.JPG, Town hall Gerbstedt File:GerbstedtRobur.JPG, View of Gerbstedt with a rare Robur bus

Geography

The town Gerbstedt is located west of

Hettstedt Hettstedt is a town in Mansfeld-Südharz district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, on the Wipper. It consists of Hettstedt proper and the ''Ortschaften'' (municipal divisions) Ritterode and Walbeck.Eisleben Eisleben is a town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is famous as both the hometown of the influential theologian Martin Luther and the place where he died; hence, its official name is Lutherstadt Eisleben. First mentioned in the late 10th century, ...

Divisions

The town of Gerbstedt is divided into twelve localities (''Ortschaften''),Hauptsatzung der Stadt Gerbstedt
June 2021. corresponding to the twelve former municipalities that formed the current town in 2010.

Statistisches Bundesamt The Federal Statistical Office (german: Statistisches Bundesamt, shortened ''Destatis'') is a federal authority of Germany. It reports to the Federal Ministry of the Interior. The Office is responsible for collecting, processing, presenting and ...

Some of the localities consist of a number of ''Ortsteile'' (local parts). *

Augsdorf Augsdorf is a village and a former municipality in the Mansfeld-Südharz district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the town Gerbstedt Gerbstedt () is a small town in Saxony-Anhalt, district Mansfeld-Südharz. It was tr ...

Freist Freist is a village and a former municipality in the Mansfeld-Südharz district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 24 January 2010, it is part of the town Gerbstedt. Former municipalities in Saxony-Anhalt Gerbstedt {{MansfeldSüdharz-ge ...

(incl. Elben, Oeste, Reidewitz, Zabitz) *

Friedeburg Friedeburg is a municipality in the district of Wittmund, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 14 km southeast of Wittmund, and 20 km west of Wilhelmshaven. About 4 kilometers east of the main village of Friedeburg, ...

Friedeburgerhütte Friedeburgerhütte is a village and a former municipality in the Mansfeld-Südharz district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the town Gerbstedt. On August 6, 2010 the village celebrated the 270th anniversary of its ...

(incl. Adendorf) * Gerbstedt * Heiligenthal (incl. Helmsdorf, Lochwitz) *

Hübitz Hübitz is a village and a former municipality in the Mansfeld-Südharz district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the town Gerbstedt. Former municipalities in Saxony-Anhalt Gerbstedt {{MansfeldSüdharz-g ...

Ihlewitz Ihlewitz is a village and a former municipality in the Mansfeld-Südharz district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the town Gerbstedt. Former municipalities in Saxony-Anhalt Gerbstedt {{MansfeldSüdharz-g ...

(incl. Pfeiffhausen, Straußhof, Thaldorf) *

Rottelsdorf Rottelsdorf is a village and a former municipality in the Mansfeld-Südharz district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It absorbed the former municipality Bösenburg Bösenburg is a village in the Mansfeld-Südharz rural district in the German state ...

(incl.

Bösenburg Bösenburg is a village in the Mansfeld-Südharz rural district in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. It is a part of the town Gerbstedt (''Ortschaft'' Rottelsdorf) and is located south of Gerbstedt. Through Bösenburg flows the stream Fleisc ...

) *

Siersleben Siersleben is a part of the town Gerbstedt and a village in the Mansfeld-Südharz district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is located 10 km north of the Lutherstadt (Town of Luther) Eisleben and 5 km south of Hettstedt and has a popula ...

(incl. Thondorf) *

Welfesholz Welfesholz is a village and a former municipality in the Mansfeld-Südharz district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the town Gerbstedt. The place became famous because of the Battle of Welfesholz The Battle of We ...

Zabenstedt Zabenstedt is a village and a former municipality in the Mansfeld-Südharz district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the town Gerbstedt. Former municipalities in Saxony-Anhalt Gerbstedt {{MansfeldSüdharz ...

Sons and daughters of the town

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

Valentin Haussmann Valentin Haussmann ( – ) was a German composer, music editor and poet, known from the publications of his compositions, derived from Italian and Polish models. Life Little is known of Haussmann's life, and information is ascertained from the t ...

(died c. 1611), composer

Other persons associated with Gerbstedt

Rikdag Rikdag, also called Ricdag, Riddag, or Rihdag (died 985), was Margrave of Meissen from 979 until his death. In 982, he also acquired the marches of Merseburg and Zeitz. After the Great Slav Rising in 983, he temporarily reunited all of the souther ...

, (died 985), Margrave of Meißen *

Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock (; 2 July 1724 – 14 March 1803) was a German poet. His best known work is the epic poem ''Der Messias'' ("The Messiah"). One of his major contributions to German literature was to open it up to exploration outside ...

, (1724–1803), poet, spent his youth in Friedeburg *

Eckard I, Margrave of Meissen Eckard I (''Ekkehard'';Rarely ''Ekkard'' or ''Eckhard''. Contemporary Latin variants to his name include ''Ekkihardus'', ''Eggihardus'', ''Eggihartus'', ''Heckihardus'', ''Egihhartus'', and ''Ekgihardus''. – 30 April 1002) was Margrave of Meiss ...

, buried in the Abbey

References

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