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Wickerode

Coordinates: 51°29′N 11°8′E / 51.483°N 11.133°E / 51.483; 11.133
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Wickerode
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Wickerode is located in Germany
Wickerode
Wickerode
Wickerode is located in Saxony-Anhalt
Wickerode
Wickerode
Coordinates: 51°29′N 11°8′E / 51.483°N 11.133°E / 51.483; 11.133
CountryGermany
StateSaxony-Anhalt
DistrictMansfeld-Südharz
MunicipalitySüdharz
Area
 • Total
6.86 km2 (2.65 sq mi)
Elevation
150 m (490 ft)
Population
 (2009-12-31)
 • Total
273
 • Density39.8/km2 (103/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
06536
Dialling codes034651
Vehicle registrationMSH
Websitegemeinde-suedharz.de

Wickerode (German pronunciation: [vɪkəˈʁoːdə]) 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

  1. ^ "Gebietsänderungen vom 01. Januar bis 31. Dezember 2010" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  2. ^ 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.