Kerstlingerode is a village in the municipality (Gemeinde) 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 (as of December 31, 2005) is primarily agricultural. There is one church and the largest school in the municipality.[1] There is a volunteer fire department [2] and a wind-instrument band. The village mayor is Claudia Schuppe-Blödow.
The community was once known as Burg Kerstlingerode. It is said to have been founded in AD 1100 [3].
In 1408 the knight of Bischoffshausen laid waste to some of the lands of Kerstlingerode[4].
In 1925 and 1933, the population was recorded as being 315 people. In 1939 it was 307.[5]