Eschenrode

Eschenrode
Stadtteil of Oebisfelde-Weferlingen
Coat of arms
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	Saxony-Anhalt
District	Börde
Town	Oebisfelde-Weferlingen
Area
• Total	4.24 km2 (1.64 sq mi)
Elevation	133 m (436 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	158
• Density	37.3/km2 (96.5/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	39356
Dialling codes	039055
Vehicle registration	BK

Eschenrode is a village and a former municipality in the Börde district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the town Oebisfelde-Weferlingen.

Geography

Eschenrode in winter

Eschenrode lies about 5 km southeast of Weferlingen, between Lappwald and the Flechtingen Hills. The nearest large towns are Braunschweig, Wolfsburg and Magdeburg.

It is surrounded on three sides by woods. Nearby lies the abandoned village of Nievoldhagen.

Neighbouring municipalities

These are: Hödingen, Hörsingen, Bartensleben, Schwanefeld, Walbeck and Weferlingen.

History

The oldest mention of "Haskenroth" is in a confirmation document of the pope Hadrian IV for Mariental Abbey in 1158. Because the Eschenroder church dates from Hildegrim of Châlons († 827), traditionally the first bishop of the diocese of Halberstadt and said to have founded 35 parish churches, it is presumed clearly older than Eschenrode itself. The church became in the middle of the 11th century the archdeacons' church. The Halberstädter bishops beside the aristocratic own churches bishop subordinated directly Kirchenbezirke created. The church district of Eschenrode enclosed from Bartensleben to Grafhorst 22 churches. 1224 this was transferred Archdeacon Eschenrode of the Probstei Walbeck and lost to meaning.

Population

The number of residential buildings (54), has changed only slightly since 1842.

Year Population 1910 353 1933 303 1939 284 1964 285 1971 265

Year Population 1981 214 31.12.1985 199 31.12.1989 199 31.12.1990 192 1993 198

Year Population 31.12.1995 183 31.12.2000 178 31.12.2001 176 31.12.2002 182 31.12.2003 169

Year Population 31.12.2004 172 31.12.2005 173 31.12.2006 174 31.12.2007 167

City hall

Partnerships

Eschenrode has a partnership with Lehre in Lower Saxony.

Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Stephen which has a rare Bodeorgel, a baptismal angel and a bell, which according to the Nievoldhagen legend, was found in the forest. Nievoldhagen was a settlement whose foundation walls of the former church, are all that remains.

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  Eschenrode church
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  Bodeorgel
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  Baptismal Angel
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  Nievoldhagenbell

Transportation

Eschenrode is about 11 km from the B 1 which connects Braunschweig with Berlin. The nearest Autobahn is the A 2 which can be reached via the Alleringersleben exit (64), which is 14 km away.