Kropstädt

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Kropstädt
Stadtteil of Wittenberg
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
Country Germany
State Saxony-Anhalt
District Wittenberg
Town Wittenberg
Area
  Total 32.13 km2 (12.41 sq mi)
Elevation 107 m (351 ft)
Population (2006-12-31)
  Total 1,315
  Density 41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 06895
Dialling codes 034920
Vehicle registration WB

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

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