Kalefeld
Kalefeld () is a municipality in the district of Northeim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 10 km north of Northeim. It comprises the villages of Dögerode, Eboldshausen, Echte, Kalefeld, Oldenrode, Oldershausen, Sebexen, Westerhof, Wiershausen, and Willershausen.
Key facts
- German location.type
- Gemeinde
- German location.name
- Kalefeld
- German location.image_coa
- wappen_kalefeld.jpg
- German location.image_plan
- Kalefeld in NOM.svg
- German location.state
- Niedersachsen
- German location.district
- Northeim
- German location.elevation
- 125
- German location.area
- 84.2
- German location.postal_code
- 37589
- German location.area_code
- 05553
- German location.licence
- NOM
- German location.Gemeindeschlüssel
- 03 1 55 006
Article
4 sectionsContents
- Roman Battlefield of the early 3rd Century AD
- Churches
- Notes
- External links
Kalefeld () is a municipality in the district of Northeim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 10 km north of Northeim. It comprises the villages of Dögerode, Eboldshausen, Echte, Kalefeld, Oldenrode, Oldershausen, Sebexen, Westerhof, Wiershausen, and Willershausen.
In 2008, a Roman battlefield was excavated near the town. Currently it is very probable that Roman legionaries won a battle for a blocked pass against local Germanic fighters.
On the map
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