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Brandis, Leipzig District, Saxony, Germanyi
Regional Level Types
BrandisMunicipality
Leipzig DistrictDistrict
SaxonyState
GermanyCountry

Coat of Arms of Brandis
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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Brandis9,728 (2015)
Mindat Locality ID:
419005
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:419005:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Brandis, Leipzig, Saxe (Land), Allemagne
German:
Brandis, Leipzig, Sachsen, Deutschland
Italian:
Brandis, Lipsia, Sassonia, Germania
Russian:
Брандис, Лейпциг, Саксония (земля), Германия
Simplified Chinese:
布兰迪斯, 莱比锡, 萨克森自由州, 德国
Spanish:
Brandis, Leipzig, Sajonia, Alemania
Arabic:
برانديس, لايبزيغ, ساكسونيا, ألمانيا
Bashkir:
Брандис, Лейпциг, Саксония, Германия
Catalan:
Brandis, Leipzig, Saxònia, Alemanya
Cebuano:
Brandis , Leipzig, Saxony, Alemanya
Chechen:
Брандис , Саксони (латта), Германи
Dutch:
Brandis, Leipzig, Saksen (deelstaat), Duitsland
Esperanto:
Brandis, Leipzig, Saksio, Germanio
Estonian:
Brandis, Leipzig, Saksimaa, Saksamaa
Farsi/Persian:
برندیس، آلمان, لایپزیگ, زاکسن, آلمان
Hungarian:
Brandis, Lipcse, Szászország, Németország
Indonesian:
Brandis, Leipzig, Sachsen, Jerman
Japanese:
ブランディス, ライプツィヒ, ザクセン州, ドイツ
Kurdish (Latin Script):
Stadt Brandis, Saksonya, Almanya
Kyrgyz:
Брандис, Лейпциг, Германия
Latvian:
Brandisa, Leipciga, Saksija, Vācija
Macedonian:
Брандис, Лајпциг, Саксонија, Германија
Malay:
Brandis, Leipzig, Sachsen, Jerman
Occitan:
Brandis, Leipzig, Saxònia (land), Alemanha
Polish:
Brandis, Lipsk, Saksonia, Niemcy
Portuguese:
Brandis, Leipzig, Saxônia, Alemanha
Romanian:
Brandis, Leipzig, Saxonia, Germania
Serbian:
Брандис, Лајпциг, Саксонија, Њемачка
Serbo-Croatian:
Brandis, Leipzig, Saksonija, Njemačka
South Azerbaijani:
برندیس، آلمان, لایپزیق, زاکسن, آلمان
Swedish:
Brandis, Leipzig, Sachsen, Tyskland
Tatar:
Брандис , Лейпциг, Ирекле дәүләт Саксония, Алмания
Turkish:
Brandis, Leipzig, Saksonya, Almanya
Ukrainian:
Брандіс, Лейпциг, Саксонія, Німеччина
Upper Sorbian:
Brandis, Lipsk, Sakska, Němska
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Brandis, Leipzig, Saksoniya, Germaniya
Volapük:
Brandis, Leipzig, Saxän, Deutän
Waray:
Brandis, Leipzig, Sachsen, Alemanya


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Fossils

There are 21 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences21
Youngest Fossil Listed23.0 Ma (Oligocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed33.9 Ma (Oligocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Alnus
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Betulaceae : Alnus33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Laurophyllum
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Laurales : Lauraceae : Laurophyllum33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Liquidambar
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Saxifragales : Altingiaceae : Liquidambar33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Acer
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Sapindales : Sapindaceae : Acer33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Taxodium
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Cupressaceae : Taxodium33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Lygodium kaulfussi
species
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Schizaeales : Lygodiaceae : Lygodium : Lygodium kaulfussi33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Ampelopsis
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Vitales : Vitaceae : Ampelopsis33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Myrica
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Myricaceae : Myrica33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Populus
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Malpighiales : Salicaceae : Populus33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Comptonia
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Myricaceae : Comptonia33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Rosa
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Rosales : Rosaceae : Rosa33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Athrotaxis
genus
Plantae : Pinophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Taxodiaceae : Athrotaxis33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Rubus
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Rosales : Rosaceae : Rubus33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Platanus neptuni
species
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Proteales : Platanaceae : Platanus : Platanus neptuni33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 1 fossil locality

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandis,_Germany
Wikidata ID:Q10760
GeoNames ID:6550864

Localities in this Region

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