Kroppenstedt

Kroppenstedt
Coat of arms
Kroppenstedt
Location of Kroppenstedt within Börde district
Coordinates: 51°55′N 11°18′E / 51.917°N 11.300°E / 51.917; 11.300Coordinates: 51°55′N 11°18′E / 51.917°N 11.300°E / 51.917; 11.300
Country	Germany
State	Saxony-Anhalt
District	Börde
Municipal assoc.	Westliche Börde
Government
• Mayor	Joachim Willamowski (CDU)
Area
• Total	38.65 km2 (14.92 sq mi)
Population (2012-12-31)[1]
• Total	1,511
• Density	39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	39397
Dialling codes	039264
Vehicle registration	BK
Website	www.vgem- westlicheboerde.de

Kroppenstedt is a town in the Börde district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, formerly known as Kroppenstaedt in the Kingdom of Prussia. It is situated southwest of Magdeburg and is part of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Westliche Börde.

One of its most famous sons was the evangelist and philanthropist George Müller, who later moved to Bristol and founded the Ashley Down orphanage.

Towns and municipalities in the district of Börde Altenhausen Am Großen Bruch Angern Ausleben Barleben Beendorf Bülstringen Burgstall Calvörde Colbitz Eilsleben Erxleben Flechtingen Gröningen Haldensleben Harbke Hohe Börde Hötensleben Ingersleben Kroppenstedt Loitsche-Heinrichsberg Niedere Börde Oebisfelde-Weferlingen Oschersleben Rogätz Sommersdorf Sülzetal Ummendorf Völpke Wanzleben-Börde Wefensleben Westheide Wolmirstedt Zielitz

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