Ischenrode

Ischenrode is a village in the Gemeinde Gleichen, Göttingen, Braunschweig Bezirk (district), Lower Saxony, Germany.

Its geographical coordinates are 51°26′N 10°02′E. It lies SSE of Göttingen, in a valley called the Ischenröder Schweiz in the shadow of the Reinhaeuserwald, on L567, a winding little road between Bremke and Lichtenhagen (a district of Friedland).

The population in 2010 was 153.[1]

History

The earliest record of the village is from A.D. 1168. It was next mentioned in a regional church record of A.D. 1207. The village's name has changed over time, the current form first mentioned in A.D. 1541.[2]

On the first of January 1973, Ischenrode was incorporated into the newly formed Gemeinde Gleichen.[3]

Economy

The community includes a mechanics' garage, an inn and a hotel.[4]

Government

The mayor is Manfred Kuhlmann.[5]

Ischenrode Kapelle

Organizations
  • Since 2011, the Lutheran congregation[6] has been part of a four-village congregation (Bremke, Bischhausen, Weißenborn and Ischenrode) under the name Ev. luth. Kreuzweg-Kirchengemeinde in Gleichen.[7]
  • The village has a volunteer fire department, founded in 1947.[4]
  • The Heimatverein Ischenrode e.V. was founded in 1984 to "preserve and strengthen the village community."
  • There is a sports club for Ischenrode and neighboring Bremke, TSV 04 Bremke/Ischenrode e.V. Sports supported include soccer, table tennis, and bossel (road bowling). The team colors are green and white.[8]

Postal code (PLZ)

37130

References
  1. http://www.gleichen.de/staticsite/staticsite.php?menuid=28&topmenu=19
  2. Casemir, Kirstin; Uwe Ohainski; and Jürgen Udolph (2003). "Die Ortsnamen des Landkreises Göttingen," in Udolph, Jürgen (ed.) Niedersächsisches Ortsnamensbuch (NOB). Teil IV, Verlag für Regionalgeschichte: Bielefeld. ISBN 3-89534-494-X, pp. 221–223.
  3. Statistisches Bundesamt (ed.): . W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart and Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1, p. 208.
  4. http://www.ischenrode.de/ Retrieved on 2012-03-08.
  5. http://www.gleichen.de/staticsite/staticsite2.php?menuid=4&topmenu=4&keepmenu=inactive, retrieved 2015.0824
  6. Ziemann, Leopold (1978). Die Geschichte der evangelisch-lutherischen Kirchengemeinde Bremke - Aus der Geschichte von Bremke, Ischenrode, Bischhausen, Weissenborn Bremke
  7. Retrieved on 2012-03-08.
  8. Retrieved on 2012-03-08.

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