Kröpelin is a town in the Rostock district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated 9 km southwest of Bad Doberan, and 23 km west of Rostock.
Kröpelin | |
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 Windmill in Kröpelin | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Kröpelin within Rostock district  | |
  Kröpelin  Kröpelin | |
| Coordinates: 54°04′N 11°47′E / 54.067°N 11.783°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
| District | Rostock |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Thomas Gutteck |
| Area | |
• Total | 67.26 km2 (25.97 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 4,816 |
| • Density | 72/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 18236 |
| Dialling codes | 038292, 038294 |
| Vehicle registration | LRO |
| Website | www.kroepelin.de |
Kröpelin first appears in the written record in 1177 as Crapelin a settlement with Wendish origins. The town's name probably derives from the Slavic word crepelice meaning the place of quail. Kröpelin was granted Lubeck rights in 1249. Granted a town charter on 25 August 1250 by Heinrich Borwin III of Rostock it was known as a shoemakers' town based on the number of people who worked in that profession.
The town has experienced a number of devastating fires during its history, in 1377, 1560, 1580, 1738 and 1774.[2]
The early nineteenth century saw Jewish immigration into Kröpelin. The Jewish community built a cemetery outside the town in 1821. During the 1938 November pogrom it was desecrated by the Nazis and then fell until ruin. After the Second World War a memorial stone was erected to those members of the town's Jewish community who had died in the holocaust. In 2012, the cemetery was the subject to a number of anti-Semitic attacks, including criminal damage and racist graffiti.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2023" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 2023.
- ^ Kröpelin Council (1999) The History of Kröpelin, Part I, Kröpelin P241-242
- ^ "Rostock, Germany - Swastikas Sprayed On Tombstones In Kroepelin Cemetery". VINNews.com. 4 September 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
- ^ "Jewish cemetery defaced". CFCA. Archived from the original on August 12, 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
External links
edit- Official website (German)
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