Sandersdorf-Brehna

Sandersdorf-Brehna is a town in the district of Anhalt-Bitterfeld, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated southwest of Bitterfeld. The town was formed by the merger of the previously independent town Brehna and the municipalities Glebitzsch, Petersroda, Roitzsch and Sandersdorf, on 1 July 2009.^[3]

Sandersdorf-Brehna
Town
Location of Sandersdorf-Brehna within Anhalt-Bitterfeld district
Sandersdorf-Brehna Show map of Germany Sandersdorf-Brehna Show map of Saxony-Anhalt
Coordinates: 51°37′N 12°14′E
Country	Germany
State	Saxony-Anhalt
District	Anhalt-Bitterfeld
Government
• Mayor (2021–28)	Steffi Syska[1]
Area
• Total	81.71 km2 (31.55 sq mi)
Elevation	90 m (300 ft)
Population  (2024-12-31)[2]
• Total	14,130
• Density	170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	06792, 06796
Dialling codes	03493, 034954
Vehicle registration	ABI
Website	www.sandersdorf-brehna.de

Geography

The town Sandersdorf-Brehna consists of the following Ortschaften or municipal divisions:^[4]

• Brehna
• Glebitzsch
• Heideloh
• Petersroda
• Ramsin
• Renneritz
• Roitzsch
• Zscherndorf

Sandersdorf Town-hall

Population development

Year	1880	1910	1964	1985	2005	2009	2013	2015
Inhabitants	1.000	2.948	5.440	8.400	9.905	9.748	14.635	14.951

Local council

The local council has 28 members, elections were held in May 2014.

Party	Seats
CDU	14
Die Linke	4
SPD	2
Freie Wähler	3
Unabhängiges Bündnis	4
Independent	1
Total	28

Steffi Syska was elected mayor in October 2021.^[1] She succeeded Andy Grabner, who had been re-elected in April 2015 with 91.4% of the votes for a second term.^[5]

Sons and daughters of the town

• Johann Gottfried Schnabel (pseudonym: Gisander ; 1692-between 1751 and 1758), author of the Enlightenment
• Kurt Waitzmann (1905-1985), film actor and voice actor
• Dieter Engelhardt (born 1938), football player
• Horst Jankhöfer (born 1942), handball player
• Werner Peter (born 1950), footballer