Kröpelin
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Location of Kröpelin within Rostock district
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| Country | Germany | |
| State | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | |
| District | Rostock | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Paul Schlutow (Ind.) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 67.26 km2 (25.97 sq mi) | |
| Population (2013-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 4,742 | |
| • Density | 71/km2 (180/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 18236 | |
| Dialling codes | 038292, 038294 | |
| Vehicle registration | LRO | |
| Website | www.kroepelin.de | |
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 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
External links
- Official website (German)
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