Kroppen

Kroppen
Municipality
Location of Kroppen within Oberspreewald-Lausitz district
Location of Kroppen
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Coordinates: 51°22′59″N 13°48′00″E / 51.38306°N 13.80000°E / 51.38306; 13.80000
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Oberspreewald-Lausitz
Municipal assoc.	Ortrand
Subdivisions	2 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor (2024–29)	Reiner Krämer1
Area
• Total	15.16 km2 (5.85 sq mi)
Elevation	112 m (367 ft)
Population  (2024-12-31)2
• Total	706
• Density	46.6/km2 (121/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	01945
Dialling codes	035755
Vehicle registration	OSL
Website	www.kroppen-osl.de

Kroppen is a municipality in the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district, in Upper Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany.

From 1815 to 1825, Kroppen was part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg, from 1825 to 1919 of the Province of Silesia, from 1919 to 1938 of the Province of Lower Silesia, again from 1938 to 1941 of the Province of Silesia and again from 1941 to 1945 of the Province of Lower Silesia. From 1945 to 1952 it was part of Saxony and from 1952 to 1990 of the Bezirk Cottbus of East Germany.