{{redirect|Brandis|the surname|Brandis (surname)}} {{Infobox German location |type = Stadt |name = Brandis |image_photo = BrandisRathaus.JPG |image_coa = Wappen Brandis.svg |coordinates = {{coord|51|20|5|N|12|36|32|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |image_plan = Brandis in L.svg |state = Sachsen |district = Leipzig |elevation = 137 |area = 34.89 |postal_code = 04821 |area_code = 034292 |licence = L, BNA, GHA, GRM, MTL, WUR |Gemeindeschlüssel = 14729070 |divisions = 4 |website = [http://www.stadt-brandis.de/ www.stadt-brandis.de] |mayor = Arno Jesse<ref>[https://wahlen.sachsen.de/buergermeisterwahl-2020-wahlergebnisse.php Wahlergebnisse 2020], Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 10 July 2021.</ref> |leader_term = 2020–27 |party = independent }}
'''Brandis''' ({{IPA|de|ˈbʁandɪs}}) 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
== References == {{reflist}} {{Commons category|Brandis}}
{{Cities and towns in Leipzig (district)}}
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