Schraplau is a town in the ''

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, part of the district of

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, in the State of

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. It is situated approximately northeast of

Querfurt Querfurt () is a town in the Saalekreis district, or ''Kreis'', in southern Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is located in a fertile area on the Querne, west from Merseburg. In 2020, the town had a population of 10,454. The town Querfurt consists of ...

. 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.

Politics

The incumbent mayor is Olaf Maury, who was elected in February 2019.

Education

Schraplau retains a public

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Economy

Most residents 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 is also a bakery, a drug store, and a public house.

Recreation

Schraplau offers a number of green

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and avenues for

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and

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. A

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is open to everyone and suitable for soccer and other sports. There is also a small

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. A

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, 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 and

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, from Röblingen am See for

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and Nordhausen. The nearest motorway is the new

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Göttingen–Leipzig, which has an exit 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.

References

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