Erkerode
Sign in to saveErkerode is a municipality in the District of Wolfenbüttel, in the south-east of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is nearly south-east of Braunschweig. The Elm, a range of forested hills, is close by.
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- German location.image_coa
- DEU Erkerode COA.svg
- German location.image_plan
- Erkerode in WF.svg
- German location.state
- Niedersachsen
- German location.district
- Wolfenbüttel
- German location.Samtgemeinde
- Sickte
- German location.elevation
- 60-180
- German location.area
- 13.34
- German location.postal_code
- 38173
- German location.area_code
- 05305
- German location.licence
- WF
- German location.Gemeindeschlüssel
- 03 1 58 012
- German location.mayor
- Dr. Heinrich Füchtjohann
- German location.party
- SPD
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Erkerode is a municipality in the District of Wolfenbüttel, in the south-east of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is nearly 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.