Kropstädt

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Kropstädt
Stadtteil of Wittenberg
Kropstaedt castle1.JPG
Location of Kropstädt
Kropstädt is located in Germany
Kropstädt
Kropstädt
Coordinates: 51°58′N 12°44′E / 51.967°N 12.733°E / 51.967; 12.733Coordinates: 51°58′N 12°44′E / 51.967°N 12.733°E / 51.967; 12.733
CountryGermany
StateSaxony-Anhalt
DistrictWittenberg
TownWittenberg
Area
 • Total32.13 km2 (12.41 sq mi)
Elevation
107 m (351 ft)
Population
 (2006-12-31)
 • Total1,315
 • 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.

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[]

  • , born 31 July 1955 is a German singer-songwriter, musician and lyricist.
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