Kropstädt

Kropstädt
Stadtteil of Wittenberg
Location of Kropstädt
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Kropstädt is located in Germany
Kropstädt
Kropstädt
Kropstädt is located in Saxony-Anhalt
Kropstädt
Kropstädt
Coordinates: 51°58′N 12°44′E / 51.967°N 12.733°E / 51.967; 12.733
CountryGermany
StateSaxony-Anhalt
DistrictWittenberg
TownWittenberg
Area
 • Total
32.13 km2 (12.41 sq mi)
Elevation
107 m (351 ft)
Population
 (2006-12-31)
 • Total
1,315
 • Density41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
06895
Dialling codes034920
Vehicle registrationWB

Kropstädt is a village and a former municipality in Wittenberg district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the town Wittenberg.[1]

Geography

Kropstädt lies about 12 km northeast of Lutherstadt Wittenberg in the Fläming and is part of the Fläming Nature Park, which was opened in 2005.

Economy and transportation

Federal Highway (Bundesstraße) B 2 from Wittenberg to Berlin runs right through the community.

Sights

  • Castle Kropstädt with garden, built around 1850 on the place of the former water castle Liesnitz, which was built in 1150.

Personalities

References

  1. ^ "Gebietsänderungen vom 01. Januar bis 31. Dezember 2010". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 23 November 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Wenzel, Hans-Eckardt". Bundesstiftung zur Aufarbeitung der SED-Diktatur (in German). Retrieved 17 February 2024.
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