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Bockau is a municipality in the district of Erzgebirgskreis in the Free State of Saxony in Germany. The community is known for growing and researching herbs. Owing to its centuries-old cultivation of angelica, whose roots are used in making liqueurs, Bockau is also known locally by the nickname Wurzelbucke (Wurzel is German for “root”).

Key facts

German location.image_photo
Bockau oberer Ortsteil.jpg
German location.image_caption
View over Bockau
German location.image_coa
DEU Bockau COA.png
German location.image_plan
Bockau in ERZ.png
German location.state
Sachsen
German location.district
Erzgebirgskreis
German location.elevation
450-550
German location.area
19.15
German location.postal_code
08324
German location.area_code
03771
German location.licence
ERZ, ANA, ASZ, AU, MAB, MEK, STL, SZB, ZP
German location.Gemeindeschlüssel
14521080
German location.mayor
Franziska Meier
German location.leader_term
2023–30

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Encyclopedic overview

15 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • Location
  • Neighbouring communities
  • History
  • Religion
  • Population development
  • Partner towns
  • Culture and sightseeing
  • Clubs
  • Economy and infrastructure
  • Notable people
  • Persons connected with the community
  • Titles and nicknames
  • Further reading
  • References

Bockau is a municipality in the district of Erzgebirgskreis in the Free State of Saxony in Germany. The community is known for growing and researching herbs. Owing to its centuries-old cultivation of angelica, whose roots are used in making liqueurs, Bockau is also known locally by the nickname Wurzelbucke (Wurzel is German for “root”).

== Geography ==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bockau” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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