Wickerode

Wickerode (German pronunciation: [vɪkəˈʁoːdə]) is a village and a former municipality in the Mansfeld-Südharz district, Saxony-Anhalt, in central Germany.

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Wickerode
Ortsteil of Südharz
Location of Wickerode
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Coordinates: 51°29′N 11°8′E / 51.483°N 11.133°E / 51.483; 11.133
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	39.8/km2 (103/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	06536
Dialling codes	034651
Vehicle registration	MSH
Website	gemeinde-suedharz.de
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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]

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.

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