Erlau | |
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.jpg) Church of St Lawrence in Erlau | |
Location of Erlau
within Mittelsachsen district  | |
 Location of Erlau | |
  Erlau  Erlau | |
| Coordinates: 51°0′23″N 12°55′25″E / 51.00639°N 12.92361°E / 51.00639; 12.92361 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| District | Mittelsachsen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–30) | Peter Ahnert[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 37.83 km2 (14.61 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 320 m (1,050 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 3,093 |
| • Density | 81.76/km2 (211.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 09306 |
| Dialling codes | 03727 |
| Vehicle registration | FG |
| Website | www.gemeinde-erlau.de |
Erlau (German pronunciation: [ˈɛʁlaʊ]) is a municipality in the district of Mittelsachsen in Saxony in Germany. In 1994 it absorbed the former municipalities Beerwalde, Crossen and Schweikershain, and in 1999 Milkau.[3]
References
- Wahlergebnisse 2023, Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Sachsens am 31. Dezember 2024 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 15. Mai 2022 (Gebietsstand 01.01.2024)" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen.
- Erlau in the Digital Historic Index of Places in Saxony (Digitales Historisches Ortsverzeichnis von Sachsen)