Braunsbedra
Braunsbedra (German pronunciation: [bʁaʊ̯nsˈbeːdʁaː] ) is a town in the ⓘSaalekreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated approximately 11 km southwest of Merseburg.
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Location of Braunsbedra within Saalekreis district ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 51°17′N 11°54′E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Saxony-Anhalt |
District | Saalekreis |
Subdivisions | 13 |
Government | |
• Mayor (2022–29) | Steffen Schmitz[1] (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 74.34 km2 (28.70 sq mi) |
Elevation | 104 m (341 ft) |
Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 10,432 |
• Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 06242 |
Dialling codes | 034633 |
Vehicle registration | SK |
Website | www.braunsbedra.de |
It was created after 1945 by the merger of Braunsdorf and Bedra. The town Braunsbedra consists of Braunsbedra proper and four Ortschaften (municipal divisions): Frankleben, Großkayna, Krumpa and Roßbach.[3]
Roßbach, famous for the Battle of Rossbach, is one of the local communities; the layout of the land had greatly changed since the battle due to lignite mining and then flooding of the abandoned mines to create the Geisel valley Lakes complex.[4]

Palace Bedra, around 1860, Edition by Alexander Duncker
References
- Bürgermeisterwahlen in den Gemeinden, Endgültige Ergebnisse, Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt, accessed 10 November 2022.
- "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2021" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. June 2022.
- Hauptsatzung der Stadt Braunsbedra, December 2014.
- Geiseltal, Lausitzer und Mitteldeutsche Bergbau-Verwaltungsgesellschaft, p. 10.
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