The village of Kakerbeck lies in the north German state of Lower Saxony in the district of Gifhorn. It is a village in the town of Wittingen.

Kakerbeck
Ortsteil of Wittingen
Location of Kakerbeck
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Coordinates: 52°44′53″N 10°42′30″E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Gifhorn
Town	Wittingen
Area
• Total	3.43 km2 (1.32 sq mi)
Elevation	83 m (272 ft)
Population  (2017-12-31)[1]
• Total	135
• Density	39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	29378
Dialling codes	05831

Kakerbeck is a rundling village originally probably five farmsteads. Around 100 people live in Kakerbeck today in 29 houses.

Location

The parish lies in the district of Gifhorn south of Wittingen on lightly rolling loess terrain. The village lies on a gentle, southwest-facing slope.

History

Kakerbeck was first documented in the monastery charter of 3 June 1243. However, Kakerbeck is one of the -beke settlements, the origin of which generally belongs to the older clearances period, 500-800 A.D., so may be considered of that.

In the course of the municipal area reform in Lower Saxony, the independent municipality of Kakerbeck was incorporated into the borough of Wittingen on 1 March 1974.[2]

In 1993 the village celebrated its 750th anniversary.

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