Brandis, Germany

Brandis
Brandis
Town
	Coat of arms
	Location of Brandis within Leipzig district
	Brandis Brandis
	Coordinates: 51°20′5″N 12°36′32″E / 51.33472°N 12.60889°E
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Leipzig
Subdivisions	4
Government
• Mayor (2020–27)	Arno Jesse (Ind.)
Area
• Total	34.81 km2 (13.44 sq mi)
Elevation	137 m (449 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)
• Total	9,676
• Density	280/km2 (720/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	04821
Dialling codes	034292
Vehicle registration	L, BNA, GHA, GRM, MTL, WUR
Website	www.stadt-brandis.de

Brandis (German pronunciation: [ˈbʁandɪs]) is a town in the Leipzig district, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated 16 km east of Leipzig.

Geography

Brandis developed as a village around Brandis manor house which still forms part of the historical center. Since the late 1990s, the city has been merged with a number of formerly independent villages, including Beucha and Polenz.

Transport

Brandis is connected to the federal highway network via a network of local roads. In Beucha, the city is linked to the regional rail network with direct trains to Leipzig.

Born in Brandis

Karl Bock (1922-2004), physician in the field of pediatric cardiology
Anneliese Zänsler (born 1927), opera and operetta singer, vocal pedagogue and musicologist
Andreas Reuter (born 1949), computer scientist
Stefan Altner (born 1956), musicologist