Schkopau

Schkopau
Schkopau
Coordinates
Administration
Country Germany
State Saxony-Anhalt
District Saalekreis
Mayor Detlef Albrecht
Basic statistics
Area 90.66 km2 (35.00 sq mi)
Elevation 98 m  (322 ft)
Population 11,458 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 126 /km2 (327 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate SK
Postal code 06258
Area code 03461
Website www.gemeinde-schkopau.de

Schkopau is a municipality in the Saalekreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on the river Saale, approx. 4 km north of Merseburg, and 10 km south of Halle (Saale). During World War II, the Schkopau plant was the greatest producer of Axis synthetic rubber (>17%).[2]

References

  1. ^ [http://www.statistik.sachsen-anhalt.de/download/stat_berichte/6A102_hj_2010_02.pdf "Bevölkerung und Erwerbstätigkeit; Bevölkerung der Gemeinden; Natürliche Bevölkerungsbewegungen, Wanderungen"] (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. July 2011. http://www.statistik.sachsen-anhalt.de/download/stat_berichte/6A102_hj_2010_02.pdf. 
  2. ^ Stormont, John W. (March 1946). AAFRH-19: The Combined Bomber Offensive; April through December 1943. Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library: Collection of 20th Century Military Records, 1918-1950 Series I: Historical Studies Box 35: AAF Historical Office; Headquarters, Army Air Force. pp. 74–5,81. "SECRET ... Classification Cancelled ... JUN 10 1959" 
Towns and municipalities in the district of Saalekreis