Erkerode

Municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany
Coat of arms of Erkerode
Coat of arms
Location of Erkerode within Wolfenbüttel district
Wolfenbüttel (district)Lower SaxonySalzgitterBraunschweigHildesheim (district)Goslar (district)Saxony-AnhaltHelmstedt (district)Peine (district)SehldeHeereHaverlahElbeBaddeckenstedtBurgdorfSchladen-WerlaBörßumFlötheCrammeWolfenbüttelOhrumDorstadtHeiningenBörßumHedeperDenkteWittmarKissenbrückRemlingen-SemmenstedtDettumVeltheimSickteEvessenRoklumWinnigstedtVahlbergUehrdeKneitlingenEvessenCremlingenDahlumErkerodeSchöppenstedtunincorporated area
52°13′N 10°42′E / 52.217°N 10.700°E / 52.217; 10.700CountryGermanyStateLower SaxonyDistrictWolfenbüttel Municipal assoc.SickteGovernment
 • 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 codes05305Vehicle 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

Protestant church in Erkerode

References

  1. ^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.

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