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Braunsbedra

Coat of arms of Braunsbedra

Coat of arms

Location of Braunsbedra within Saalekreis district

Braunsbedra is located in Germany

Braunsbedra

Braunsbedra

Braunsbedra is located in Saxony-Anhalt

Braunsbedra

Braunsbedra

Coordinates: 51°17′N 11°54′E / 51.283°N 11.900°E
CountryGermany
StateSaxony-Anhalt
DistrictSaalekreis
Subdivisions13
Government
 • Mayor (2022–29) Steffen Schmitz[1] (CDU)
Area

• Total

74.34 km2 (28.70 sq mi)
Elevation104 m (341 ft)
Population

 (2022-12-31)[2]

• Total

10,401
 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes

06242

Dialling codes034633
Vehicle registrationSK
Websitewww.braunsbedra.de

Braunsbedra (German pronunciation: [bʁaʊnsˈbeːdʁaː] ) is a town in the Saalekreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated approximately 11 km southwest of Merseburg.

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