Kropstädt

{{Infobox German location

|type = Stadtteil

|Town = Wittenberg

|image_photo = Kropstaedt_castle1.JPG

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|state = Sachsen-Anhalt

|district = Wittenberg

|elevation = 107

|area = 32.13

|population = 1315

|Stand = 2006-12-31

|postal_code = 06895

|area_code = 034920

|licence = WB

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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.{{cite web | title=Gebietsänderungen vom 01. Januar bis 31. Dezember 2010 | website=Statistisches Bundesamt | date=23 November 2023 | url=https://www.destatis.de/DE/Themen/Laender-Regionen/Regionales/Gemeindeverzeichnis/Namens-Grenz-Aenderung/2010.html | language=de | access-date=17 February 2024}}

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

{{ill|Hans-Eckardt Wenzel|de}}, born 31 July 1955 is a German singer-songwriter, musician and lyricist.{{cite web | title=Wenzel, Hans-Eckardt | website=Bundesstiftung zur Aufarbeitung der SED-Diktatur | url=https://www.bundesstiftung-aufarbeitung.de/de/recherche/kataloge-datenbanken/biographische-datenbanken/hans-eckardt-wenzel | language=de | access-date=17 February 2024}}

References

Category:Former municipalities in Saxony-Anhalt

Category:Wittenberg