Silkerode

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Silkerode
Rural community of Sonnenstein
Coat of arms of Silkerode
Coordinates: 51 ° 34 ′ 5 ″  N , 10 ° 23 ′ 59 ″  E
Height : 230 m above sea level NN
Area : 10.96 km²
Residents : 423  (Dec. 31, 2010)
Population density : 39 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : December 1, 2011
Postal code : 37345
Area code : 036072
map
Location of Silkerode in Sonnenstein
Silkerod Church
Bilingual street signs
Goethe oaks

Silkerode is a village in the Thuringian district of Eichsfeld . It is one of the few villages in the Eichsfeld district that does not belong to the historic Eichsfeld . Since December 1, 2011, the formerly independent municipality has been part of the rural municipality of Sonnenstein .

geography

Silkerode is the northernmost place in the Eichsfeld district. It is located in the Weilroder Eller valley in the southern foreland of the Harz Mountains.

history

Silkerode was first mentioned in a document in 1504. On December 1, 2011, the community of Silkerode merged with seven other communities of the Eichsfeld-Südharz administrative community to form the rural community of Sonnenstein.

coat of arms

Blazon : “Split of silver and red with a golden shield head; in front a red oak leaf, behind a silver hook bent to the right; the head of the shield covered with a blue wavy bar. "

The wave bar stands for the river Silke, which flows through the location and gave the place its name. The silver hook in the red field quotes the family coat of arms of those from Minnigerode who owned properties in the village. The high oak population in the place is symbolized by the oak leaf.

Population development

Development of the population (December 31) :

  • 1994: 413
  • 1995: 414
  • 1996: 421
  • 1997: 422
  • 1998: 421
  • 1999: 420
  • 2000: 427
  • 2001: 429
  • 2002: 431
  • 2003: 433
  • 2004: 422
  • 2005: 418
  • 2006: 432
  • 2007: 440
  • 2008: 433
  • 2009: 438
  • 2010: 423
Data source: Thuringian State Office for Statistics

mayor

The last honorary mayor before the incorporation, Wolfgang Mautschke , was re-elected on June 6, 2010.

Attractions

  • The Protestant Church of St. Nicolai was built in 1819 in half-timbered construction. Prior to this, on February 6 of the same year, the Prussian state issued instructions to build a new church. In 1856 the building received an organ and the bell house was built in 1885. A church clock was added in 1907.
  • The parsonage, which was also built in half-timbered construction, dates from 1849 and has been the pastor's apartment since then. The building stock also includes a bakery and a barn.
  • The poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's first trip to the Harz Mountains took him to Silkerode on December 13, 1777. It is from this fact that the common oaks, which are more than 500 years old, got their name. The stronger of the two oaks has a chest height of 7.10 m.
  • In Silkerode there are bilingual street signs, for example Neuer Weg and Nier Wech, due to the fact that it belongs to the Low German language area ( Eichsfelder Platt ) .
  • The townscape is characterized by numerous half-timbered houses.

Personalities

  • Georg Ludwig von Dalwig (1725–1796), Prussian General of the Cavalry, Chief of the Cuirassier Regiment No. 12 and Knight of the Pour le Mérite and the Order of the Black Eagle
  • Bernhard von Minnigerode (1852–1910), member of the Reichstag from 1890 to 1893

Web links

Commons : Silkerode  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ StBA: Area changes from January 1st to December 31st, 2011
  2. ↑ Local elections in Thuringia on June 6, 2010. Elections for community and city council members. Preliminary results. The regional returning officer, accessed on June 6, 2010 .
  3. ^ Goethe oak in Silkerode in the directory of monumental oaks . Retrieved January 10, 2017