Hankensbüttel

Hankensbüttel
Municipality
Coat of arms of Hankensbüttel
Coat of arms
Location of Hankensbüttel within Gifhorn district
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Hankensbüttel is located in Germany
Hankensbüttel
Hankensbüttel
Hankensbüttel is located in Lower Saxony
Hankensbüttel
Hankensbüttel
Coordinates: 52°44′N 10°36′E / 52.733°N 10.600°E / 52.733; 10.600
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictGifhorn
Municipal assoc.Hankensbüttel
Government
 • MayorDirk Köllner (CDU)
Area
 • Total
34.82 km2 (13.44 sq mi)
Elevation
82 m (269 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total
4,562
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
29386
Dialling codes05832
Vehicle registrationGF

Hankensbüttel is a municipality in the Samtgemeinde Hankensbüttel in the district of Gifhorn, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 25 km south of Uelzen, and 30 km north of Gifhorn. The Municipality Hankensbüttel includes the villages of Alt Isenhagen, Emmen and Hankensbüttel.

  • Lutheran church
    Lutheran church
  • Old monastery
    Old monastery
  • Main building of the Otter Centre
    Main building of the Otter Centre
  • Inn
    Inn

History

The first documentary mentioning of Hankensbüttel was in the year 1051 by the name Honengesbuthele. The document is from Henry III. In this time the Saxon dynasty of Billung owned the region

Politics

Administration

Hankensbüttel is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde Hankensbüttel ("collective municipality"), which consists of the following municipalities:

  • Dedelstorf
  • Hankensbüttel
  • Obernholz
  • Sprakensehl
  • Steinhorst

Community council

The Community council consists of 15 community members and was elected on 10 September 2006:

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References

  1. ^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.


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