Beienrode-im-Gartetal is a village in the municipality (Gemeinde) Gleichen

Gleichen, Lower Saxony

Gleichen is a municipality in the district of Göttingen, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Named after the two castles, Neuen-Gleichen and Alten-Gleichen on the twin peaks in the Gemeinde, it is situated about 10 km southeast of Göttingen, from which the peaks are visible...

 in the district Göttingen

Göttingen

Göttingen is a university town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Göttingen. The Leine river runs through the town. In 2006 the population was 129,686.-General information:...

, Germany

Germany

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. The nucleated village of 250 residents (as of December 31, 2005) is primarily agricultural. The village mayor is Marlene Hille. The village's escutcheon

Escutcheon

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 is of a green linden

Tilia

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 tree on a silver background. .

History

The village was settled in the High Middle Ages, some time after 1100.
The local church was founded in 1432, probably after or about the time the village gained nominal independence from Kerstlingerode

Kerstlingerode

Kerstlingerode is a village in the municipality Gleichen in the district Göttingen, Germany. It lies on L569 between Beienrode and Rittmarshausen, about ten kilometers south-east of Göttingen. The village of 255 residents is primarily agricultural. There is one church and the largest school in...

, though the church remained an affiliate of the Kerstlingerode church. During the suzerainty battles of the period 1592-1620, the Mainz

Mainz

Mainz under the Holy Roman Empire, and previously was a Roman fort city which commanded the west bank of the Rhine and formed part of the northernmost frontier of the Roman Empire...

 forces occupied and severely aggrieved the community. In the ensuing Thirty Years' War

Thirty Years' War

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, the village also suffered, with the dragoons and their horses beggaring the community. .

In 1800, there were about 280 residents .