Schraplau is a town in the Verbandsgemeinde

Verbandsgemeinde

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Weida-Land

Weida-Land

Weida-Land is a Verbandsgemeinde in the Saalekreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated between Querfurt and Eisleben. Before 1 January 2010, it was a Verwaltungsgemeinschaft...

, part of the district of Saalekreis

Saalekreis

Saalekreis is a district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The district seat is Merseburg. It is bounded by the districts Kyffhäuserkreis , Mansfeld-Südharz, Salzlandkreis, Anhalt-Bitterfeld, Nordsachsen, Leipzig and Burgenlandkreis. The district-free city of Halle is completely surrounded by the...

, in the State of Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany

Germany

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. It is situated approx. 8 km northeast of Querfurt

Querfurt

Querfurt a town in Saalekreis district in the south of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, situated in a fertile area on the Querne, west from Merseburg, on a branch line from Oberroblingen. Pop. 12,935 .-History:...

. It is also considered part of the Halle-Leipzig metropolitan area.

History

The village of Scrabanloch was founded in the 8th century, the exact year remains unknown. Soon after, a castle was built near the settlement. In the 11th century the village received a charter to become a city. Over the time Schraplau has had several names.

Town structure

Schraplau includes Wilhelm-Fichte-Siedlung as well as the neighborhoods of Trautmanshoehe and Schafsee which are also incorporated but lie outside of the main urbanisation.

Economy

Most residents of are not employed in Schraplau itself. Notable employers and important service businesses in the town are the Kalkwerk (lime work plant) and the Trink- und Abwasserzweckverband (water works). There are also a bakery, a drug store, and a public house.

Recreation

Schraplau offers a number of green parks and avenues for walking

Walking

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 and cycling

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. A sports stadium

Sports Stadium

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 is open to everyone and suitable for soccer and other sports. There is also a small church. A public pool, which was built in the 1950s, was renovated in 1994.

Infrastructure

The town is served by public buses of the Mitteldeutscher Verkehrsverbund, that connect Schraplau with train stations in Röblingen am See

Röblingen am See

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 and Querfurt

Querfurt

Querfurt a town in Saalekreis district in the south of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, situated in a fertile area on the Querne, west from Merseburg, on a branch line from Oberroblingen. Pop. 12,935 .-History:...

. From Querfurt trains leave for Merseburg

Merseburg

Merseburg is a town in the south of the German state of Saxony-Anhalt on the river Saale, approx. 14 km south of Halle . It is the capital of the Saalekreis district. It had a diocese founded by Archbishop Adalbert of Magdeburg....

, from Röblingen am See for Halle

Halle, Saxony-Anhalt

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 and Nordhausen

Nordhausen

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. The nearest motorway is the new Bundesautobahn 38 Göttingen–Leipzig, which has an exit 3 km south of Schraplau. The railway tracks running through Schraplau are no longer used for public transport and are now only occasionally used for the transport of heavy goods.