Bockhorn, Lower Saxony

Bockhorn
Flag of Bockhorn
Coat of arms of Bockhorn
Location of Bockhorn within Friesland district
BockhornVarelZetelSandeSchortensJeverWilhelmshavenFriesland (district)WangerlandMinsener OogLower SaxonyWangeroogeLeer (district)AmmerlandAurich (district)Wittmund (district)WesermarschWittmund (district)
Bockhorn is located in Germany
Bockhorn
Bockhorn
Bockhorn is located in Lower Saxony
Bockhorn
Bockhorn
Coordinates: 53°24′N 8°1′E / 53.400°N 8.017°E / 53.400; 8.017
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictFriesland
Subdivisions13 districts
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Thorsten Krettek[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total
77.15 km2 (29.79 sq mi)
Elevation
6 m (20 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total
9,035
 • Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
26345
Dialling codes04453
Vehicle registrationFRI
Websitewww.bockhorn.de

Bockhorn is a municipality in the district of Friesland, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is approximately 15 km southwest of Wilhelmshaven, and 30 km northwest of Oldenburg.

  1. ^ "Verzeichnis der direkt gewählten Bürgermeister/-innen und Landräte/Landrätinnen". Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. April 2021.
  2. ^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.