Schkopau
Schkopau | |
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Location of Schkopau within Saalekreis district | |
Saalekreis | |
Government | |
• Mayor (2018–25) | Torsten Ringling[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 90.66 km2 (35.00 sq mi) |
Elevation | 98 m (322 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 10,989 |
• Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 06258 |
Dialling codes | 03461 |
Vehicle registration | SK |
Website | www.gemeinde-schkopau.de |
Schkopau is a municipality in the Saalekreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
Geography
It is situated at the confluence of the
Schkopau station is a stop on the
The municipal area comprises the localities of Burgliebenau, Döllnitz, Ermlitz, Hohenweiden, Knapendorf, Korbetha, Lochau, Luppenau, Raßnitz, Röglitz, Schkopau, and
History
A Scapowe Castle was first mentioned in an 1177 deed. Already in the ninth century, a Carolingian fortress had been erected on the Saale River, then the eastern border of East Francia with the lands of the Polabian Slavs.
In 1215, King Frederick II endowed it to the Archbishop of Magdeburg, who already held the nearby town of Halle. Enfeoffed to the Bishop of Merseburg in 1444 and held by the Trotha noble family from 1477 onwards, the castle was rebuilt several times, recently in 1876 in a Renaissance Revival style. Today it is used as a hotel.
In April 1936, the Buna (i.e.
During the war, the Schkopau plant was the greatest producer of
After the war, the Schkopau plant was seized by the
Politics
This section needs to be updated.(July 2021) |
Seats in the municipal assembly as of 2009 elections:
- Free Voters: 7
- Christian Democratic Union(CDU): 7
- Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD): 6
- The Left: 4
- Alliance '90/The Greens: 1
- Independent: 1
- Traditional Club of the Volunteer Fire Brigade: 1
- Free Democratic Party (FDP): 1
The current mayor is Torsten Ringling, elected in October 2018.[1]
People
- Ernst Ludwig Herrfurth (1830-1900), politician, member of Reichstag
References
- ^ Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt, accessed 8 July 2021.
- Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. June 2023.
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