Gernrode with its 1677 inhabitants lies in the middle of the Eichsfeld basin, spreads out on both sides of the Wipper and is one of the five largest villages in the Eichsfeld district. The name of the village suggests that it was founded in the settlement period from the 8th to the 12th century. The proof of a first mentioning is however only occupied by a document of the state archives Würzburg from the year 1365. Thus Gernrode can celebrate in the year 2015 the anniversary of the 650 years first mentioning to whose cause a local chronicle in book form will appear. Worth seeing is a considerable number of partly well-preserved half-timbered buildings, courtyard structures and half-timbered street ensembles.