Kröpelin
Kröpelin | |
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![]() Windmill in Kröpelin | |
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show Location of Kröpelin within Rostock district | |
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Coordinates: 54°04′N 11°47′E / 54.067°N 11.783°ECoordinates: 54°04′N 11°47′E / 54.067°N 11.783°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
District | Rostock |
Government | |
• Mayor | Thomas Gutteck |
Area | |
• Total | 67.26 km2 (25.97 sq mi) |
Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) |
Population (2020-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 4,789 |
• Density | 71/km2 (180/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 18236 |
Dialling codes | 038292, 038294 |
Vehicle registration | LRO |
Website | www.kroepelin.de |
Kröpelin is a town in the Rostock district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated 9 km southwest of Bad Doberan, and 23 km west of Rostock.
Kröpelin first appears in the written record in 1177 as Crapelin a settlement with Wendish origins. The town's name probably derives from the Slavic word crepelice meaning the place of quail. Kröpelin was granted Lubeck rights in 1249. Granted a town charter on 25 August 1250 by Heinrich Borwin III of Rostock it was known as a shoemakers' town based on the number of people who worked in that profession.
The town has experienced a number of devastating fires during its history, in 1377, 1560, 1580, 1738 and 1774.[2]
The early nineteenth century saw Jewish immigration into Kröpelin. The Jewish community built a cemetery outside the town in 1821. During the 1938 November pogrom it was desecrated by the Nazis and then fell until ruin. After the Second World War a memorial stone was erected to those members of the town's Jewish community who had died in the holocaust. In 2012, the cemetery was the subject to a number of anti-Semitic attacks, including criminal damage and racist graffiti.[3][4]
References[]
- ^ "Statistisches Amt M-V – Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2020". Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (in German). July 2021.
- ^ Kröpelin Council (1999) The History of Kröpelin, Part I, Kröpelin P241-242
- ^ "Rostock, Germany - Swastikas Sprayed On Tombstones In Kroepelin Cemetery". VINNews.com. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
- ^ "Jewish cemetery defaced". CFCA. Retrieved 12 September 2012.[permanent dead link]
External links[]
- Official website (German)
- Towns in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
- Cities and towns in Mecklenburg
- Populated places established in the 13th century
- 1240s establishments in the Holy Roman Empire
- 1249 establishments in Europe
- Antisemitism in Germany
- Holocaust locations in Germany
- Bezirk Rostock
- Rostock (district) geography stubs