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 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
Halberstadt bishops beside the aristocratic own churches
bishop subordinated directly
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.
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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.
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.
