Kerstlingerode Explained

Kerstlingerode is a village in the municipality (Gemeinde) Gleichen in the district Göttingen, Germany. It lies on L569 between Beienrode and Rittmarshausen, about ten kilometers south-east of Göttingen. The village of 245 residents (as of December 31, 2010)[1] is primarily agricultural. There is one church and the largest school in the municipality.[2] There is a volunteer fire department [3] and a wind-instrument band. The village mayor is Claudia Schuppe-Blödow.

History

The community was once known as Burg Kerstlingerode. It is said to have been founded in AD 1100.[4]

In 1408 the knight of Bischoffshausen laid waste to some of the lands of Kerstlingerode.[5]

In 1925 and 1933, the population was recorded as being 315 people. In 1939 it was 307.[6]

External links

References

  1. Web site: Rundreise durch die Gemeinde Gleichen - Kerstlingerode. 2014-07-12. Gemeinde Gleichen.
  2. http://www.gleichen.de/kerstlingerode/home.htm Das bietet Kerstlingerode
  3. Web site: Freiwillige Feuerwehr Kerstlingerode - Wir über uns . 2008-06-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090614052257/http://www.ffw-kerstlingerode.de/2.html . 2009-06-14 . dead .
  4. http://www.beepworld.de/members2/wjahns/beienrode.htm Beienrode
  5. Web site: Worldroots.com . 2008-06-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080704083959/http://worldroots.com/brigitte/royal/bischoffshausenburg.htm . 2008-07-04 . dead .
  6. http://www.verwaltungsgeschichte.de/goettingen.html#ew33gttkerstlingrde Deutsche Verwaltungsgeschichte Provinz Hannover, Kreis Göttingen

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