Räbke

Räbke
Coat of arms
Räbke
Location of Räbke within Helmstedt district
Coordinates: 52°12′N 10°53′E / 52.200°N 10.883°E / 52.200; 10.883Coordinates: 52°12′N 10°53′E / 52.200°N 10.883°E / 52.200; 10.883
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Helmstedt
Municipal assoc.	Nord-Elm
Government
• Mayor	Rainer Angerstein
Area
• Total	11.35 km2 (4.38 sq mi)
Elevation	134 m (440 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	683
• Density	60/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	38375
Dialling codes	05355
Vehicle registration	HE
Website	www.raebke.de

Räbke is a municipality in the district of Helmstedt, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is part of the collective municipality (Samtgemeinde) of Nord-Elm. The village is situated north of the wooded Elm hill range at the Schunter river.

The settlement was first mentioned as Ridepe in a 1205 deed. Since the 16th century Räbke was known for its paper mills meeting the needs of the University of Helmstedt.