Brandis, Germany

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Brandis (Script error: No such module "IPA".) 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

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