Kraja, Germany

Kraja is a municipality in the district of Nordhausen in Thuringia. Fulfilling community for Kraja is the city Bleicherode.

• 4.1 municipal

Geography

The community is located at the foot of bleach Röder mountains. The highest elevation within the district of the place is with 459.7 meters high the location in the south Krajaer head.

Waters

By Kraja the Krajaer stream flows. Its source area is located southwest of the village in the bleaching Röder mountains. It flows between Kleinbodungen and Lipprechterode in the Bode.

Geology

The near-surface geological substrate is formed in the region of the local situation of the rocks of the middle Buntsandstein. For Krajaer head towards the area initially increases moderately steep. In this area, clays, gypsum and marl of the upper Buntsandstein ( Röt ) are pending. The abrupt change of geology is indicated by the sudden steepening of the site, which is caused by the morphologically harder limestones of the Lower Muschelkalk. The Krajaer head can therefore be seen from afar as Escarpment. The limestone layers form a layer on the surface Krajaer head. To the north are caused by slippage of entire layer packets on the plastic base of the Röttone rockfalls, columns, and trenches. This Scholl crashes extend into the area of ​​the Krajaer head to this day.

History

The church was first mentioned in documents in 1182. By 1993, a shaft of potash Sollstedt was operated on the southwestern edge of Kraja. A 25 m high tailings pond and the ruins of the factories have been preserved.

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Kraja consists of six council members:

• Sports club 4 seats
• Citizens for Kraja 2 seats

(As at municipal election on June 7, 2009)

Sons and daughters of the town

• Johann Kaspar Haferung (1669-1744), Lutheran theologian
• Paul Hofer (1845-1914), archaeologist, teacher and historian