Eschenrode
Encyclopedia
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
.
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
.
, Hörsingen
, Bartensleben
, Schwanefeld
, Walbeck
and Weferlingen
.
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.
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.
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.
Börde
Börde, a district in Saxony-Anhalt in Germany, is arguably best known as the area of the former repository for radioactive waste Morsleben. The disposal of waste into the facility ended in 1998.- History :...
district
Districts of Germany
The districts of Germany are known as , except in the states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Schleswig-Holstein where they are known simply as ....
in Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt is a landlocked state of Germany. Its capital is Magdeburg and it is surrounded by the German states of Lower Saxony, Brandenburg, Saxony, and Thuringia.Saxony-Anhalt covers an area of...
, Germany. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the town Oebisfelde-Weferlingen
Oebisfelde-Weferlingen
Oebisfelde-Weferlingen is a town in the Börde district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It was formed on 1 January 2010 by the merger of the former municipalities Bösdorf, Döhren, Eickendorf, Eschenrode, Etingen, Hödingen, Hörsingen, Kathendorf, Oebisfelde, Rätzlingen, Schwanefeld, Seggerde, Siestedt,...
.
Geography
Weferlingen
Weferlingen 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....
, between Lappwald
Lappwald
The Lappwald is a heavily wooded range of hills, 20 km long and up to 5 km wide, in central Germany. It stretches northwards from the town of Helmstedt. The border between Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt runs through the woods, of which about three quarters is on Lower Saxon terrain...
and the Flechtingen Hills
Flechtingen Hills
The Flechtingen Hills are a wooded, hilly upland area up to 179 m high in the northwestern part of the German state of Saxony-Anhalt, named after the town of Flechtingen.- Location :...
. The nearest large towns are Braunschweig
Braunschweig
Braunschweig , is a city of 247,400 people, located in the federal-state of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located north of the Harz mountains at the farthest navigable point of the Oker river, which connects to the North Sea via the rivers Aller and Weser....
, Wolfsburg
Wolfsburg
Wolfsburg is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located on the River Aller northeast of Braunschweig , and is mainly notable as the headquarters of Volkswagen AG...
and Magdeburg
Magdeburg
Magdeburg , is the largest city and the capital city of the Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Magdeburg is situated on the Elbe River and was one of the most important medieval cities of Europe....
.
It is surrounded on three sides by woods. Nearby lies the abandoned village
Abandoned village
An abandoned village is a village that has, for some reason, been deserted. In many countries, and throughout history, thousands of villages were deserted for a variety of causes...
of Nievoldhagen
Nievoldhagen
Nievoldhagen is an abandoned village in the Hödinger woods in Saxony-Anhalt in Germany. The settlement was destroyed by war during 16th century.- Location :...
.
Neighbouring municipalities
These are: HödingenHödingen
Hödingen 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....
, Hörsingen
Hörsingen
Hörsingen 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....
, Bartensleben
Bartensleben
Bartensleben is a village and a former municipality in the Börde district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the municipality Erxleben. It is mostly known because of the former Repository for radioactive waste Morsleben nearby. The disposal of waste into the facility was...
, Schwanefeld
Schwanefeld
Schwanefeld 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....
, Walbeck
Walbeck, Börde
Walbeck 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....
and Weferlingen
Weferlingen
Weferlingen 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....
.
History
The oldest mention of "Haskenroth" is in a confirmation document of the pope Hadrian IV for Mariental AbbeyMariental Abbey
Mariental Abbey in the present Mariental in Lower Saxony, Germany, is a former Cistercian monastery founded in 1138, along with Marienberg Abbey in Helmstedt, by Pfalzgraf Friedrich II von Sommerschenburg....
in 1158. Because the Eschenroder church dates from Hildegrim of Châlons
Hildegrim of Châlons
Hildegrim was a Benedictine, bishop of Châlons-sur-Marne from 804, and brother of Saint Ludger. He is also traditionally given as the first bishop of Halberstadt, a position now discounted by scholars; he is known to have been active in spreading Christianity into the region of the diocese, as a...
(† 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
Halberstadt
Halberstadt is a town in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt and the capital of the district of Harz. It is located on the German Half-Timbered House Road and the Magdeburg–Thale railway....
bishops beside the aristocratic own churches bishop
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
subordinated directly Kirchenbezirke created. The church district of Eschenrode enclosed from Bartensleben
Bartensleben
Bartensleben is a village and a former municipality in the Börde district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the municipality Erxleben. It is mostly known because of the former Repository for radioactive waste Morsleben nearby. The disposal of waste into the facility was...
to Grafhorst
Grafhorst
Grafhorst is a small town about 3 km north of Kampen, in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It received city rights in 1333....
22 churches. 1224 this was transferred Archdeacon
Archdeacon
An archdeacon is a senior clergy position in Anglicanism, Syrian Malabar Nasrani, Chaldean Catholic, and some other Christian denominations, above that of most clergy and below a bishop. In the High Middle Ages it was the most senior diocesan position below a bishop in the Roman Catholic Church...
Eschenrode of the Probstei Walbeck
Walbeck
Walbeck may refer to the following places in Germany:*Walbeck, Börde, a municipality in the Börde district, Saxony-Anhalt*Walbeck, Mansfeld-Südharz, a municipality in the Mansfeld-Südharz district, Saxony-Anhalt...
and lost to meaning.
Population
The number of residential buildings (54), has changed only slightly since 1842.
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Church
The local church is dedicated to Saint StephenSaint Stephen
Saint Stephen The Protomartyr , the protomartyr of Christianity, is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, Oriental Orthodox and Eastern Orthodox Churches....
which has a rare Bodeorgel, a baptismal angel and a bell, which according to the Nievoldhagen
Nievoldhagen
Nievoldhagen is an abandoned village in the Hödinger woods in Saxony-Anhalt in Germany. The settlement was destroyed by war during 16th century.- Location :...
legend, was found in the forest. Nievoldhagen was a settlement whose foundation walls of the former church, are all that remains.
Transportation
Eschenrode is about 11 km from the B 1Bundesstraße 1
The Bundesstraße 1 or B1 is a German federal highway running in an east-west direction from the Dutch border near Aachen to the Polish border at Küstrin-Kietz on the Oder River.-Route description:...
which connects Braunschweig
Braunschweig
Braunschweig , is a city of 247,400 people, located in the federal-state of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located north of the Harz mountains at the farthest navigable point of the Oker river, which connects to the North Sea via the rivers Aller and Weser....
with Berlin. The nearest Autobahn is the A 2 which can be reached via the Alleringersleben
Alleringersleben
Alleringersleben is a village and a former municipality in the Börde district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the municipality Ingersleben....
exit (64), which is 14 km away.