Erxleben is a municipality in the

Börde A ''börde'' (plural: ''börden'') is a region of highly fertile lowland in North Germany, a "fertile plain". These landscapes often cover great areas and are particularly important for arable farming on account of their rich soils. These region ...

district A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

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 ...

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. On 31 December 2009 it absorbed the former municipality Bregenstedt, followed by the former municipalities Bartensleben,

Hakenstedt Hakenstedt is a village and a former municipality in the Börde district in Saxony-Anhalt Saxony-Anhalt (german: Sachsen-Anhalt ; nds, Sassen-Anholt) is a state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony, Thuringia and Lower ...

and

Uhrsleben Uhrsleben is a village and a former municipality in the Börde district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe ...

on 1 January 2010.Gebietsänderungen vom 01. Januar bis 31. Dezember 2010

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The municipality consists of the ''Ortsteile'' (municipal divisions) Bregenstedt, Erxleben, Groß Bartensleben, Groppendorf, Hakenstedt, Klein Bartensleben and Uhrsleben. was owned by the

House of Alvensleben The House of Alvensleben is an ancient, Low German (''niederdeutsch'') noble family from the Altmark region, whose earliest known member, ''Wichard de Alvensleve'', is first mentioned in 1163 as a ministerialis of the Bishopric of Halberstadt. The ...

from around 1270 until expropriation in 1945 by communist

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. Erxleben 1910.jpg, Erxleben Castle

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Municipalities in Saxony-Anhalt Börde (district) {{Börde-geo-stub