Emmerke

Emmerke is a part of the municipality of Giesen in the district of Hildesheim, Lower Saxony, in north-western Germany.

History documents that the village of Emmerke is the oldest settlement in the area.

Some early documents were lost and brought back by Bishop Hezilo of Hildesheim (1054–1179).

The foundation charter of the Godehardiklosters of 1146 states the name comes from Embrike and was modified in 1250 and 1251 to read 'Embreke'.

Embrike belonged to Kleinen pin Hildesheim and thus to the few predominantly catholic municipalities in the eastern Lower Saxony.

Panoramic view of Emmerke from the south
Panoramic view of Emmerke from the south