Schlewecke (), in Oker dialect: Sleiwecke () is a village that forms a part (''

Stadtteil A quarter is a section of an urban settlement. A quarter can be administratively defined and its borders officially designated, and it may have its own administrative structure (subordinate to that of the city, town or other urban area). Such a ...

'') of

Bad Harzburg Bad Harzburg (; Eastphalian: ''Bad Harzborch'') is a spa town in central Germany, in the Goslar district of Lower Saxony. It lies on the northern edge of the Harz mountains and is a recognised saltwater spa and climatic health resort. Geogra ...

in the district of Goslar in

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. As of 31 December 2020, Schlewecke had a population of 1,667.

Geography

The district is located between

Bündheim Bündheim (; nds, label= Oker dialect, Binten ) is a village that forms a part (''Stadtteil'') of Bad Harzburg in the district of Goslar in Lower Saxony, Germany. As of 2020, Bündheim had a population of 5,204. Geography Bündheim is position ...

to the southeast,

Göttingerode Göttingerode (), in Oker dialect: Jettchenrue () is a village in Germany and district of Bad Harzburg in the district of Goslar in Lower Saxony. As of 2020, Göttingerode had a population of 902. It gained international relevance owing to the d ...

to the west,

Harlingerode Harlingerode () is a village in Germany and district of Bad Harzburg in the district of Goslar in Lower Saxony. As of 2020, Harlingerode had a population of 2,916. Geography Harlingerode lies between 190 and , increasing in height in southern ...

to the northwest and Westerode to the northeast.

History

Etymology

Schlewecke was first mentioned in 1147 as ''Sleueken'' and in 1180 as ''Sclivede''. The suffix Schle- stems from a Proto-Germanic root ''*slaihwō'' and cognates to German ''Schlehe'' and English

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. The prefix either means "creek" or cognates to English -th, as in "wealth", "strength". Other names were ''Slevedhe'' and ' 'Slyofede''.Schlewecke wurde 1180 erstmals namentlich erwähnt
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January 8, 2019.

Timeline

Schlewecke was always an unimportant village of farmers and woodcutters. The recent church was built in 1708. On January 1, 1963, the community of Schlewecke merged with

to ''Bündheim-Schlewecke'', that again became part of Bad Harzburg on July 1, 1972.

Gallery

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References

{{cite web, title=Der Landkreis Goslar im Überblick, url=https://www.landkreis-goslar.de/statistik, access-date=2019-01-26, last=Landkreis Goslar, date=2018-11-08 Goslar (district) Bad Harzburg