Wickersrode

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Wickersrode
Coordinates: 51 ° 9 ′ 14 ″  N , 9 ° 44 ′ 16 ″  E
Height : 359 m above sea level NHN
Area : 6.55 km²
Residents : 162  (Nov 15, 2011)
Population density : 25 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : December 31, 1971
Postal code : 37235
Area code : 05602

Wickersrode is a district of Hessisch Lichtenau in the Werra-Meißner district in Hesse .

Wickersrode is located about 5 km south-southeast of the center of the core city of Hessisch Lichtenau. It is surrounded by forest and the Vockebach flows through it. In the village meet state roads  3249 and the 3439th

history

The place was first mentioned in a document in the 13th century. The half-timbered church was built in 1797 . The place belonged to the Hessian office Lichtenau until 1821 and then to the district of Witzenhausen . During the French occupation, the place belonged to the canton of Lichtenau in the Kingdom of Westphalia (1807-1813).

In the competition Our village should become more beautiful , Wickersrode was district winner in 1960, national winner in 1961 (bronze medal) and in 1969 district winner in the Hessian state competition.

On December 31, 1971, the previously independent community was incorporated into the city of Hessisch Lichtenau.

Population numbers

year Ew.
1939 224
1961 235
1970 225
2011 162

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Wickersrode, Werra-Meißner district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of February 26, 2014). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
  2. ↑ Facts & Figures. In: Internet presence. City of Hessisch Lichtenau, archived from the original on April 12, 2013 ; accessed in October 2018 .
  3. ^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer GmbH, Stuttgart and Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 410 .

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