Kreypau
Kreypau | |
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Coordinates: 51°20′N 12°3′E / 51.333°N 12.050°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Saxony-Anhalt |
District | Saalekreis |
Town | Leuna |
Area | |
• Total | 12.38 km2 (4.78 sq mi) |
Elevation | 87 m (285 ft) |
Population (2006-12-31) | |
• Total | 337 |
• Density | 27/km2 (71/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 06231 |
Dialling codes | 03462 |
Kreypau is a village and a former municipality in the district of Saalekreis, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 31 December 2009, it is part of the town Leuna.
Geography
[edit]Kreypau is located between Leuna and Leipzig on the right bank of the river Saale.
History
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Kirche-Kreypau.jpg/220px-Kirche-Kreypau.jpg)
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Kreypau was a small farming village. The village church was built in 1550/51, the tower in 1530. The village church of Wölkau was not used from 1996 until its renovation on 2018/2019.
- View of the village Kreypau
- Pond and church in Kreypau
- Fire station in Kreypau
- Ruin of windmill in Kreypau, 2011
- River Saale at former ferry crossing near Kreypau. Leuna is in the background
- Old Saale riverbed near Kreypau
- Aerial photo 2021
- Construction works for the Saale-Elster-Kanal in Kreypau, in the background Leuna
- West side of the ruined canal lock, Wüsteneutzsch