Dankerode is a village and a former municipality in the
district of Harz,
Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt (german: Sachsen-Anhalt ; nds, Sassen-Anholt) is a state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony, Thuringia and Lower Saxony. It covers an area of
and has a population of 2.18 million inhabitants, making it the ...
,
Germany
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. Since 1 August 2009, it is part of the town
Harzgerode
Harzgerode is a town in the district of Harz in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
Geography
Harzgerode lies in the lower eastern part of the Harz mountain range on the Selke River, south of Quedlinburg. It is connected to Gernrode and Quedlinburg via A ...
. It lies in the Unterharz, the eastern region of the
Harz
The Harz () is a highland area in northern Germany. It has the highest elevations for that region, and its rugged terrain extends across parts of Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Thuringia. The name ''Harz'' derives from the Middle High German w ...
mountains
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher t ...
, at an elevation of 420 m above the valley of the
Wipper and has over 1000 years of rich history.
References
Former municipalities in Saxony-Anhalt
Harzgerode
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