Räbke

Räbke
Coat of arms
Räbke
Location of Räbke within Helmstedt district
Coordinates: 52°12′N 10°53′E / 52.200°N 10.883°E / 52.200; 10.883Coordinates: 52°12′N 10°53′E / 52.200°N 10.883°E / 52.200; 10.883
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Helmstedt
Municipal assoc.	Nord-Elm
Government
• Mayor	Rainer Angerstein
Area
• Total	11.35 km2 (4.38 sq mi)
Elevation	134 m (440 ft)
Population (2012-12-31)[1]
• Total	678
• Density	60/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	38375
Dialling codes	05355
Vehicle registration	HE
Website	www.raebke.de

Räbke is a municipality in the district of Helmstedt, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is part of the collective municipality (Samtgemeinde) of Nord-Elm. The village is situated north of the wooded Elm hill range at the Schunter river.

The settlement was first mentioned as Ridepe in a 1205 deed. Since the 16th century Räbke was known for its paper mills meeting the needs of the University of Helmstedt.

v t e Towns and municipalities in Helmstedt (district) Bahrdorf Beierstedt Büddenstedt Danndorf Frellstedt Gevensleben Grafhorst Grasleben Groß Twülpstedt Helmstedt Ingeleben Jerxheim Königslutter Lehre Mariental Querenhorst Räbke Rennau Schöningen Söllingen Süpplingen Süpplingenburg Twieflingen Velpke Warberg Wolsdorf

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