Facts & figures

Mayor	Arno Jesse
Co-ordinates	51° 20´ N, 12° 37´ O
Altitude	137 m above sea level
Surface Area	34,81 km²
Federal state	Saxony (http://sachsen.de/)
Location	Landkreis Leipzig district(http://landkreisleipzig.de/)
Population	9.414 (status 09/12/2014)
Districts	Beucha (including the areas of Kleinsteinberg and Wolfshain), Brandis (with Waldsteinberg), Polenz
Post codes	04821 OT Brandis, Polenz 04824 OT Beucha
Area code	0049-34292
Vehicle licence numbers	L, MTL, WUR
Transport links	Autobahn A14, A38, B6 trunk road
Partner town	Hohenhameln (www.hohenhameln.de)
Church parishes	Parish of Brandis-Polenz, parish of Beucha-Albrechtshain (www.stadtkirche-brandis.de)
Child care facilities	3 facilities in Brandis 3 facilities in Beucha 1 fycility in Polenz
Schools	1 primary school in Brandis (www.grundschulebrandis.de) 1 primary school in Beucha (www.grundschule-beucha.de), 1 secondary school in Brandis (www.ms-brandis.de), 1 grammar school in Brandis (www.gymnasium-brandis.de)
Public institutions	Brandis library
Medical care	General practitioners, surgeon, gynaecologist, internist, paediatrician, physiotherapists, psychologist, veterinarian, dentists
Chemists	two in Brandis
Supermarkets	Edeka, Norma, Penny Markt, Netto
Cultural establishments	Musikarche (www.musikarche-brandis.de)
Cultural events	Children's festival, Maypole raising and dancing, St Martin's festival, new year gathering, classic car meet, fire service open day, town music festival, Christmas markets
Housing associations	Brandiser Wohnstätten GmbH (http://www.brandiser-wohnstaetten.de/) Beuchaer Bau- und Wohnungsgesellschaft mbH (www.beuchaer-bwg.de)
Police	Brandis police station
Post office	Sub post office in Brandis
Sport/leisure	Lange Stücken sport and leisure park, football, gymnastics, athletics, motor sport, tennis, table tennis, volleyball, shooting, canoeing, angling, winter sports, diving, bowling, male choir, town musicians
Hotels with gastronomy	2
Restaurants	10
Districts & population figures Status: 09/12/2014	Brandis (5857) Beucha (3038) Polenz (519)
Taxes	Property tax A 300 Property tax B 405 Trade tax 400