Hodenhagen

Municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany

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Location of Hodenhagen within Heidekreis district

52°46′N 9°35′E / 52.767°N 9.583°E / 52.767; 9.583CountryGermanyStateLower SaxonyDistrictHeidekreis Municipal assoc.AhldenGovernment

• MayorKarl-Gerhard Tamke (SPD)Area

• Total20.15 km² (7.78 sq mi)Elevation

24 m (79 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[1]

• Total3,114 • Density150/km² (400/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

29693

Dialling codes05164Vehicle registrationHKWebsitewww.hodenhagen.de

Hodenhagen is a municipality in the district of Heidekreis, in Lower Saxony, Germany. The town was once the site of Hudemühlen Castle, which is now destroyed. The castle was famous as the home of the kobold Hinzelmann.^[2] The site of another medieval castle, Hodenhagen Castle on the River Meiße, is also located nearby. Serengeti Park, an amusement park with a safari theme, is located within the municipality.

References

^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
^ Keightley, Thomas (1850). The Fairy Mythology, Illustrative of the Romance and Superstition of Various Countries. London: H. G. Bohn, p. 240.