What is Gerbstedt?
{{Infobox German Location |Art = Stadt |image_photo = |Wappen = Wappen Gerbstedt neu.png |coordinates = {{coord|51|37|59|N|11|37|0|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |Lageplan = Gerbstedt_in_MSH.svg |Bundesland = Sachsen-Anhalt |Landkreis = Mansfeld-Südharz |Höhe = 155 |Fläche = 102.28 |Einwohner = 8176 |Stand = 2008-12-31 |PLZ = 06295, 06308, 06333, 06347 |Vorwahl = 03476, 034773, 034783 |Kfz = MSH |Gemeindeschlüssel = 15 0 87 165 |Gliederung = 9 |Bürgermeister = Siegfried Schwarz |Partei = CDU }} [[File:KlosterturmGerbstedt.JPG|thumb|left|Church tower of the convent in Gerbstedt]] '''Gerbstedt''' is a little town at the [[Mansfeld-Südharz Rural District|Mansfeld-Südharz rural district]], [[Saxony-Anhalt]] in [[Germany]]. It is {{convert|10|km}} north of [[Lutherstadt Eisleben|Eisleben]]. The little river Lobach flows through it. Gerbstedt is about {{convert|30|km|abbr=off}} northwest of [[Halle, Saxony-Anhalt]]. It was first mentioned in 985 as Gerbizstidi. In the area of Gerbstedt, there is [[copper]] [[schist]]. It has been mined since 1730. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commonscat-inline}} {{multistub|geo|europe}} [[Category:Towns in Saxony-Anhalt]]