Dieterode

Dieterode
Coat of arms
Dieterode
Location of Dieterode within Eichsfeld district
Coordinates: 51°17′51″N 10°6′6″E / 51.29750°N 10.10167°ECoordinates: 51°17′51″N 10°6′6″E / 51.29750°N 10.10167°E
Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
District	Eichsfeld
Municipal assoc.	Ershausen/Geismar
Government
• Mayor	Uwe Günther
Area
• Total	2.79 km^2 (1.08 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
• Total	71
• Density	25/km^2 (66/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	37318
Dialling codes	036082
Vehicle registration	EIC
Website	www.ershausen- geismar.de

View of 'Dieterode and its former railway station'

Dieterode is a community in thüringan district Eichsfeld. She belongs to the municipal association Ershausen/Geismar.

Situation

Dieterode, is situated eight kilometers south west of Heilbad Heiligenstadt between Höheberg and Rachelsberg. Neighbouring communities are Kalteneber (north east), Rüstungen, Schwobfeld (to the south) and Eichstruth (to the west).

History

the place is said to be firstly mentioned 1184 or 1251 as „Diethenroth“.^[2] The church, built in 1520, was newly built in 1785. In 1914, railway reached Dieterode. (Schwebda). Due to Inner German border closing, railway traffic ended in 1947. The rails were dismounted.

Demography

Population (31. December):

Year Inhabitants 1994 100 1995 100 1996 100 1997 102 1998 107 1999 107 2000 104

Year Inhabitants 2001 105 2002 105 2003 104 2004 103 2005 104 2006 99 2007 94

Year Inhabitants 2008 93 2009 92 2010 92 2011 76 2012 74 2013 75 2014 74

Source: Thüringian Statistics Office

Politics

Community council

The Dieterode community council comprises 6 members.

The election proposal list of FFw (FFw = Voluntary Fire brigade) won all 6 seats (Date: 7. Juni 2009) ^[3]

Mayor

The (voluntary) mayor Uwe Günther (FFw) was reelected on 06-06-2010.^{[4] [5]}

Tourist attractions

Höheberg and Dieteröder Klippen seen from Dieterode

• Catholic church „St. Georg“, built 1785
• Former railway station Dieterode; almost originally status

References

1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, Gemeinschaftsfreie Gemeinde, erfüllende/beauftragende Gemeinden, Verwaltungsgemeinschaft/Mitgliedsgemeinden in Thüringen". Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik (in German). July 2016.
2. http://www.ershausen-geismar.de/verzeichnis/visitenkarte.php?mandat=163955
3. Der Landeswahlleiter. "Kommunalwahlen in Thüringen am 7. Juni 2009. Wahlen der Gemeinde- und Stadtratsmitglieder. Vorläufige Ergebnisse" (PDF; 1,9 MB). Retrieved 10 March 2010.
4. "Kommunalwahlen in Thüringen am 6. Juni 2010. Wahlen der Gemeinde- und Stadtratsmitglieder. Vorläufige Ergebnisse" (in German). Der Landeswahlleiter.
5. http://www.statistik.thueringen.de/datenbank/gemeindeblatt.asp?gemnr=61023

External links

• community web site