Bernsdorf, Zwickau

Bernsdorf
Municipality
Half-timbered house (fachwerkhaus) in Bernsdorf
Coat of arms
Location of Bernsdorf within Zwickau district
Bernsdorf Show map of Germany Bernsdorf Show map of Saxony
Coordinates: 50°46′N 12°40′E
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Zwickau
Municipal assoc.	Rund um den Auersberg
Subdivisions	3
Government
• Mayor (2019–26)	Roswitha Müller[1] (FDP)
Area
• Total	15.07 km^2 (5.82 sq mi)
Elevation	300 m (1,000 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	2,140
• Density	140/km^2 (370/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	09337
Dialling codes	037204, 03723
Vehicle registration	Z
Website	www.bernsdorf-erzgebirge.de

Bernsdorf (German pronunciation: [ˈbɛʁnsˌdɔʁf] ^ⓘ) is a municipality in the district of Zwickau in Saxony in Germany. Bernsdorf is part of the Municipal association Rund um den Auersberg. The population as of 2007 was 2,505.

Notable people

• Max Opitz (1890-1982), 1949-1951 Lord Mayor of Leipzig
• Gerhard Thieme (born 1928), sculptor
• Volker Bigl (1942-2005), physician and brain researcher,
• Gottfried Klimbt (born 1943), athlete

References

1. Wahlergebnisse 2019, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 10 July 2021.
2. "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.