Münchenbernsdorf

Münchenbernsdorf
Coat of arms
Münchenbernsdorf
Location of Münchenbernsdorf within Greiz district
Coordinates: 50°49′0″N 11°56′0″E / 50.81667°N 11.93333°E / 50.81667; 11.93333Coordinates: 50°49′0″N 11°56′0″E / 50.81667°N 11.93333°E / 50.81667; 11.93333
Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
District	Greiz
Municipal assoc.	Münchenbernsdorf
Government
• Mayor	Jörg Reinhardt
Area
• Total	15.43 km2 (5.96 sq mi)
Elevation	325 m (1,066 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	3,014
• Density	200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	07589
Dialling codes	036604
Vehicle registration	GRZ
Website	muenchenbernsdorf.de

Münchenbernsdorf is a town in the district of Greiz, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated approximately 16 km southwest of Gera. The town is seat of a municipal association with eight members.

Münchenbernsdorf is located 16 kilometers (9.9 mi) southwest of Gera, the second largest city in Thuringia. The town is nestled on the gentle slopes of a hilly basin from where the creek named Görlitzbach originates. This stream flows northeastwards past Münchenbernsdorf's municipal neighborhoods, or villages, of Kleinbernsdorf, Kananda, and Schöna on its way to its mouth that opens into the Weisse Elster river, just north of Gera. The basin represents the more western part of the Weisse Elster watershed in this area. Within 2 kilometers west of Münchenbernsdorf, one finds the eastern watershed for the Saale river near the village of Tautendorf. A small branch of the Görlitzbach starts north of the town but is dammed to form several ponds. The larger pond (in German: Mahlteich) is used as an outdoor natural swimming pond in the summer. The run off from these ponds eventually flows into the Görlitzbach at Kleinbernsdorf.

Surrounding Münchenbernsdorf are the following towns (clockwise from the north): Lindenkreuz, Saara, Hundhaupten, Bocka, Harth-Pöllnitz and Lederhose, all located in the administrative district of Greiz, as well as Renthendorf and Tautendorf in the Saale-Holzland district.

Other than Münchenbernsdorf proper, there are the following municipal subdivisions, in order of their location downstream from Münchenbernsdorf along the Görlitzbach: