Kroppen

Kroppen
Location of Kroppen within Oberspreewald-Lausitz district
Location of Kroppen
Kroppen
Kroppen
Coordinates: 51°22′59″N 13°48′00″E / 51.38306°N 13.80000°E / 51.38306; 13.80000
CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
DistrictOberspreewald-Lausitz
Municipal assoc.Ortrand
Subdivisions2 Ortsteile
Government
 • Mayor (2024–29) Reiner Krämer[1]
Area
 • Total
15.16 km2 (5.85 sq mi)
Elevation
112 m (367 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total
714
 • Density47.1/km2 (122/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
01945
Dialling codes035755
Vehicle registrationOSL
Websitewww.kroppen-osl.de

Kroppen is a municipality in the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district, in Upper Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany.

History

From 1815 to 1825, Kroppen was part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg, from 1825 to 1919 of the Province of Silesia, from 1919 to 1938 of the Province of Lower Silesia, again from 1938 to 1941 of the Province of Silesia and again from 1941 to 1945 of the Province of Lower Silesia. From 1945 to 1952 it was part of Saxony and from 1952 to 1990 of the Bezirk Cottbus of East Germany.

Demography

References

  1. ^ Landkreis Oberspreewald-Lausitz Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  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.
  3. ^ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons