Lodderstedt

Lodderstedt is an abandoned village in the German Mandfeld-Südharz rural district. It is located lakeside of Lodderstedt, 2.5 kilometers northwest of the town Gerbstedt.

Name
The town name; 'Lodderstedt', means home of Lothar.

History

 * The village is thought to have been founded around 500 AD.
 * Lodderstedt is thought to have been destroyed in the Halberstadt Bishop's Feud.
 * Around 1390, it was officially recorded that Loderstede was an abandoned village.
 * In 1560, the church was partially destroyed.