Kropstädt Explained

Type:	Stadtteil
Town:	Wittenberg
Coordinates:	51.9667°N 56°W
State:	Sachsen-Anhalt
District:	Wittenberg
Elevation:	107
Area:	32.13
Population:	1315
Stand:	2006-12-31
Postal Code:	06895
Area Code:	034920
Licence:	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.^[1]

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.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gebietsänderungen vom 01. Januar bis 31. Dezember 2010 . Statistisches Bundesamt . 23 November 2023 . de . 17 February 2024.
2. Web site: Wenzel, Hans-Eckardt . Bundesstiftung zur Aufarbeitung der SED-Diktatur . de . 17 February 2024.