Jump to content

Erkerode

Coordinates: 52°13′N 10°42′E / 52.217°N 10.700°E / 52.217; 10.700
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Erkerode
Coat of arms of Erkerode
Location of Erkerode within Wolfenbüttel district
Wolfenbüttel (district)Lower SaxonySalzgitterBraunschweigHildesheim (district)Goslar (district)Saxony-AnhaltHelmstedt (district)Peine (district)SehldeHeereHaverlahElbeBaddeckenstedtBurgdorfSchladen-WerlaBörßumFlötheCrammeWolfenbüttelOhrumDorstadtHeiningenBörßumHedeperDenkteWittmarKissenbrückRemlingen-SemmenstedtDettumVeltheimSickteEvessenRoklumWinnigstedtVahlbergUehrdeKneitlingenEvessenCremlingenDahlumErkerodeSchöppenstedtunincorporated area
Erkerode is located in Germany
Erkerode
Erkerode
Erkerode is located in Lower Saxony
Erkerode
Erkerode
Coordinates: 52°13′N 10°42′E / 52.217°N 10.700°E / 52.217; 10.700
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictWolfenbüttel
Municipal assoc.Sickte
Government
 • MayorDr. Heinrich Füchtjohann (SPD)
Area
 • Total13.34 km2 (5.15 sq mi)
Highest elevation
180 m (590 ft)
Lowest elevation
60 m (200 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total859
 • Density64/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
38173
Dialling codes05305
Vehicle registrationWF

Erkerode is a small village and a community in the District of Wolfenbüttel, in the south-east of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is nearly 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) south-east of Braunschweig. The Elm, a range of forested hills, is close by.

The town of Erkerode was first mentioned in historic documents in 1175 (Erikeroth). The village belonged to the noble family of Veltheim since the 12th century. It was part of the court of Destedt. There are still many medieval farm houses of various types to be seen in the village today.

See also

[edit]
Protestant church in Erkerode

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
[edit]
  • Media related to Erkerode at Wikimedia Commons