- Emmerke
Emmerke is a part of the
municipality ofGiesen in thedistrict ofHildesheim ,Lower Saxony , in north-western Germany.Geography
Emmerke is approx.6 km of the district town
Hildesheim and 25 km from the state capital HanoverNearby Cities and Towns to the nearest nautical mile.
The international standard definition is: 1 nautical mile = 1852 metres exactlyOne nautical mile converts to:1.1507794 geographical mile [1] 1.852 km (exact) 1.150779 mile (statute) 2025.372 yard 6076.1155 feet 1 meridian arc minute at sea-level surface distance
West of Emmerke is Barnten (2.1 nm)and Sarstedt (3.1 nm)
North of Emmerke is Gross Giesen (1.2 nm)
Giesen (1.6 nm)East of Emmerke is Himmelsthur (2.1 nm) Gross Escherde (1.2 nm)
South of Emmerke is Sorsum (2.1 nm)
Description
Emmerke has 1,752 inhabitants as of
May 2004 . It is about 6 km away from the district town of Hildesheim and 25 km from thestate capital ofHanover .History documents that thevillage of Emmerke is the oldest settlement in the area. It was named in854 in a goods inventory of themonastery ofCorvey under the place name of "Anmarki in Scotelingen".Also the Hildesheimer
church was built in Emmerke. Some early documents were lost and brought back bybishop Hezilo (1054 - 1179). The foundation charter of the Godehardiklosters of1146 states the name comes from "Embrike" and was modified in1250 and1251 to read 'Embreke'.""Embrike" belonged to Kleinen pin Hildesheim and thus to the few predominantly catholic municipalities in the eastern Lower Saxony.External links
* [http://www.emmerke.com Emmerke Website]
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