Kreypau

Kreypau
Stadtteil of Leuna
Coat of arms
Location of Kreypau
Kreypau Kreypau
Coordinates: 51°20′N 12°3′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 Saalekreis, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 31 December 2009, it is part of the town Leuna.

Geography

Kreypau is located between Leuna und Leipzig on the right bank of the river Saale.

History

Church in Kreypau

Village church Wölkau, September 2021

Kreypau was a small farming village. The village church wa built in 1550/51, the tower in 1530. The village church of Wölkau was no used from 1996 until its renovation on 2018/2019.

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  View of the village Kreypau
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  Pond and church in Kreypau
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  Fire station in Kreypau
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  Ruin of windmill in Kreypau, 2011
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  River Saale at former ferry crossing near Kreypau. Leuna is in the background
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  Old Saale riverbed near Kreypau
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  Aerial photo 2021
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  Construction works for the Saale-Elster-Kanal in Kreypau, in the backgroundd Leuna
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  West side of the ruined canal lock, Wüsteneutzsch