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Subdivisions

Gornau has three subdivisions: * Gornau * Dittmannsdorf * Witzschdorf

Politics

Municipal Council

The local council of Gornau has 14 seats. Since the local elections of 2014, the CDU eight seats, the Alliance of Free Voters four seats,

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Mayor

* 1990–1996: Rolf Hänel (neutral) * 1996–1997: Manfred Zähler (sitting mayor) * 1997–2001: Gerhard Olschewski (neutral) * 2001–2015: Johanna Vogler (CDU) * since 2015: Nico Wollnitzke (CDU)

Education

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Gornau

Honorary citizens

* Eckhard Börner (born 1951), politician ( CDU),

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of Witzschdorf, MdL (member of the state assembly) * (born 1956 in Witzschdorf), former

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rider and quadruple

References

External links

Gornau Home Page
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