Großpaschleben 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 o ...
, in
Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt (german: Sachsen-Anhalt ; nds, Sassen-Anholt) is a state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony, Thuringia and Lower Saxony. It covers an area of
and has a population of 2.18 million inhabitants, making it the ...
,
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
. Since January 1, 2010, it is part of the municipality
Osternienburger Land
Osternienburger Land is a municipality in the district of Anhalt-Bitterfeld, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It was formed on 1 January 2010 by the merger of the former municipalities Chörau, Diebzig, Dornbock, Drosa, Elsnigk, Großpaschleben, Kleinpa ...
.
History
The community was first mentioned in a document in 1159. A noble family that died out towards the end of the 14th century was named after the village. From 1602 Großpaschleben was the property of the von Wuthenau family , who built a castle surrounded by a pond here in 1706.
On 15 April 1945 there was heavy shelling by US - Artillery of the town and fighting in which 26 of the Infantry Division Potsdam and an unknown number of American soldiers were killed.
The German dead were buried at the cemetery at Wülknitzer Str. 2 in a collective grave.
Former municipalities in Saxony-Anhalt
Osternienburger Land
Duchy of Anhalt
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