• Source: Schlewecke (Bad Harzburg)

Schlewecke (German pronunciation: [ˈʃleːˌvɛkə]), in Oker dialect: Sleiwecke (Low German pronunciation: [ˈslɛiˌvɛkə]) is a village that forms a part (Stadtteil) of Bad Harzburg in the district of Goslar in Lower Saxony, Germany. As of 31 December 2020, Schlewecke had a population of 1,667.




Geography


The district is located between Bündheim to the southeast, Göttingerode to the west, Harlingerode to the northwest and Westerode to the northeast.




History






= Etymology

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Schlewecke was first mentioned in 1147 as Sleueken and in 1180 as Sclivede. The suffix Schle- stems from a Proto-Germanic root *slaihwō and cognates to German Schlehe and English Sloe. The prefix either means "creek" or cognates to English -th, as in "wealth", "strength". Other names were Slevedhe and '
'Slyofede.




= Timeline

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Schlewecke was always an unimportant village of farmers and woodcutters. The recent church was built in 1708.
On January 1, 1963, the community of Schlewecke merged with Bündheim to Bündheim-Schlewecke, that again became part of Bad Harzburg on July 1, 1972.




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References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Bad Harzburg
• Schlewecke (Bad Harzburg)
• Langenberg (Bad Harzburg)
• Oker–Bad Harzburg railway
• Göttingerode
• Hansa Pit
• Bettingerode
• Kästeklippen
• Goslar (district)
• Bündheim