Wickerode
Appearance
Wickerode | |
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Coordinates: 51°29′N 11°8′E / 51.483°N 11.133°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Saxony-Anhalt |
District | Mansfeld-Südharz |
Municipality | Südharz |
Area | |
• Total | 6.86 km2 (2.65 sq mi) |
Elevation | 150 m (490 ft) |
Population (2009-12-31) | |
• Total | 273 |
• Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 06536 |
Dialling codes | 034651 |
Vehicle registration | MSH |
Website | www.rossla.de |
Wickerode is a village and a former municipality in the Mansfeld-Südharz district, Saxony-Anhalt, in central Germany.
Since 1 September 2010, it is part of the municipality Südharz.[1]
During World War II, in 1945, it was the location of a subcamp of the Mittelbau-Dora concentration camp, in which Italians were held and subjected to forced labour.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Gebietsänderungen vom 01. Januar bis 31. Dezember 2010" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ Megargee, Geoffrey P. (2009). The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos 1933–1945. Volume I. Indiana University Press, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. p. 1002. ISBN 978-0-253-35328-3.