Krina is a village and a former municipality in the district of
Anhalt-Bitterfeld
Anhalt-Bitterfeld is a district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Its capital is Köthen (Anhalt). Its area is .
History
This district was established by merging the former districts of Bitterfeld, Köthen and a large part of Anhalt-Zerbst as part ...
, in
Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt ( ; ) is a States of Germany, state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony, Thuringia and Lower Saxony. It covers an area of
and has a population of 2.17 million inhabitants, making it the List of German states ...
,
Germany
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. It is part of the Muldestause community of the Anhalt-Bitterfeld district. The population is 718 (as of December 31, 2006). It covers an area of 14.97 square kilometers.
History
It was first mentioned in 1530.
From 25 July 1952 to 2 October 1990, Krina was part of the Halle district of
East Germany
East Germany, officially known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR), was a country in Central Europe from Foundation of East Germany, its formation on 7 October 1949 until German reunification, its reunification with West Germany (FRG) on ...
.
The village's coat of arms was designed by the Magdeburg Municipal heraldicist Joerg Mantz in 1996.
Previously, Krina had the status of a community (commune), divided into 2 rural districts. On January 1, 2010, it became part of the community of Muldestauze. The last burgomaster of the community of Krin was Bernd Fribel.
References
Former municipalities in Saxony-Anhalt
Muldestausee
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