Gornau
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Subdivisions
Gornau has three subdivisions:- Gornau
- Dittmannsdorf
- Witzschdorf
Gornau is a municipality in the district Erzgebirgskreis
Erzgebirgskreis
Erzgebirgskreis is a district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is named after the Erzgebirge , a mountain range in the southern part of the district which forms part of the Germany–Czech Republic border...
, in Saxony
Saxony
The Free State of Saxony is a landlocked state of Germany, contingent with Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria, the Czech Republic and Poland. It is the tenth-largest German state in area, with of Germany's sixteen states....
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.
Municipal Council
The local council of Gornau has 16 seats. Since the local elections of 2004, the CDUChristian Democratic Union (Germany)
The Christian Democratic Union of Germany is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany. It is regarded as on the centre-right of the German political spectrum...
nine seats, the Alliance of Free Voters
Free Voters
Free Voters is a German concept in which an association of persons participates in an election without having the status of a registered political party. Usually it is a locally organized group of voters in the form of a registered association . In most cases, Free Voters are active only at the...
six seats and the Left
The Left (Germany)
The Left , also commonly referred to as the Left Party , is a democratic socialist political party in Germany. The Left is the most left-wing party of the five represented in the Bundestag....
held one seat.
Mayor
- 1990–1996: Rolf Hänel (neutral)
- 1996–1997: Manfred Zähler (sitting mayor)
- 1997–2001: Gerhard Olschewski (neutral)
- since 2001: Johanna Vogler (CDU)
Honorary citizens
- Eckhard Börner (* 1951), politician (CDUChristian Democratic Union (Germany)The Christian Democratic Union of Germany is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany. It is regarded as on the centre-right of the German political spectrum...
), mayorMayorIn many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
of Witzschdorf, MdL (member of the state assembly) - Harald Sturm (* 1956 in Witzschdorf), former enduraEnduraEndura may refer to:* a practise of the Cathars, a ritualistic fasting in order to speed death* Endura , a dark ambient group active in the 1990s.* Endura-D, an engine built by Ford Motor Company* Endura, an EP by Ever We Fall...
sportsman and quadruple European Champion