Kroppenstedt

Kroppenstedt
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Kroppenstedt within Börde district
Location of Kroppenstedt
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Coordinates: 51°56′28.68″N 11°18′30.42″E / 51.9413000°N 11.3084500°E / 51.9413000; 11.3084500
Country	Germany
State	Saxony-Anhalt
District	Börde
Municipal assoc.	Westliche Börde
Government
• Mayor (2022–29)	Joachim Willamowski[1]
Area
• Total	38.65 km^2 (14.92 sq mi)
Elevation	99 m (325 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	1,377
• Density	35.63/km^2 (92.27/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	39397
Dialling codes	039264
Vehicle registration	BK
Website	www.vgem- westlicheboerde.de

Kroppenstedt (German pronunciation: [ˈkʁɔpn̩ˌʃtɛt] ^ⓘ) is a town in the Börde district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, formerly known as Croppenstedt 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.

References

1. Bürgermeisterwahlen in den Gemeinden, Endgültige Ergebnisse, Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt, accessed 10 November 2022.
2. "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.