Erkerode

Erkerode
Erkerode
Municipality
	Coat of arms
	Location of Erkerode within Wolfenbüttel district
	Erkerode Erkerode
	Coordinates: 52°13′N 10°42′E / 52.217°N 10.700°E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Wolfenbüttel
Municipal assoc.	Sickte
Government
• Mayor	Dr. Heinrich Füchtjohann (SPD)
Area
• Total	13.34 km2 (5.15 sq mi)
Highest elevation	180 m (590 ft)
Lowest elevation	60 m (200 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)
• Total	859
• Density	64/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	38173
Dialling codes	05305
Vehicle registration	WF

Erkerode is a small village and a community in the District of Wolfenbüttel, in the south-east of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is nearly 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) south-east of Braunschweig. The Elm, a range of forested hills, is close by.

The town of Erkerode was first mentioned in historic documents in 1175 (Erikeroth). The village belonged to the noble family of Veltheim since the 12th century. It was part of the court of Destedt. There are still many medieval farm houses of various types to be seen in the village today.