Gornau

Gornau
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Gornau within Erzgebirgskreis district
Location of Gornau
Gornau Location within Germany Gornau Location within Saxony
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 (CDU)
Area
• Total	19.87 km2 (7.67 sq mi)
Elevation	445 m (1,460 ft)
Population  (2024-12-31)
• 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

Gornau is a municipality in the district Erzgebirgskreis, in Saxony, Germany.

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

Twin towns

Gornau is twinned with Apensen and Ploërmel.

Honorary citizens

• Eckhard Börner (born 1951), politician (CDU), mayor of Witzschdorf, MdL (member of the state assembly)
• Harald Sturm (born 1956 in Witzschdorf), former enduro rider and quadruple European Champion

External links

• Gornau Home Page