Canton of Oppin
| Kingdom of Westphalia | |
|---|---|
| Canton of Oppin | |
| department | Department of the Saale |
| District | Halle district |
| Capital of the canton | Oppin |
| surface | 1.1 square miles |
| Residents | 2,726 |
| Villages and hamlets | 7th |
| Cities | 0 |
The canton Oppin was an administrative unit in the Halle district of the Saale department in the Napoleonic Kingdom of Westphalia . The main town of the canton and seat of the justice of the peace was Oppin in today's Saalekreis . The canton comprised 7 municipalities and several hamlets and farms. It was inhabited by 2,726 people and had an area of 1.1 square miles . The canton emerged from part of the hall circle of the Duchy of Magdeburg . Most of the canton belonged to the Giebichenstein office before 1807 . The place Spröda was an exclave in the royal Saxon office of Delitzsch . Until 1807 he belonged to the Petersberg office , which historically belonged to the Electorate of Saxony until 1697 .
The localities belonging to the canton were:
- Oppin with Harsdorf , Inwend and Pranitz
- Niemberg
- Schwerz and Spickendorf
- Dammendorf with Gödewitz and the inn "Die Preußische Krone" (pub)
- Wurp with Eismannsdorf and Hohen
- Brachstedt
- Exclave Spröda (in the royal Saxon office of Delitzsch)