Rhoden is a village and a former municipality in the district of Harz, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the town Osterwieck. Rhoden was first mentioned in 1235 with Hugoldus de Roden. In 1302 the village is mentioned as Rode and in 1308 as Roden. The name means clearing, clearing site. Rhoden was laid out as a round …Rhoden is a village and a former municipality in the district of Harz, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the town Osterwieck. Rhoden was first mentioned in 1235 with Hugoldus de Roden. In 1302 the village is mentioned as Rode and in 1308 as Roden. The name means clearing, clearing site. Rhoden was laid out as a round village. The tithe to be paid by Rhoden to Halberstadt Abbey is already described in a document from 1242. The monastery granted fiefs in Rhoden to noble families, such as the von Berwinkel family, who owned an episcopal fief in the village from 1311.
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