Hodenhagen

Hodenhagen
Coat of arms of Hodenhagen
Location of Hodenhagen within Heidekreis district
HeidekreisLower SaxonyNienburg (district)Hanover (district)Verden (district)Rotenburg (district)HarburgLüneburg (district)Uelzen (district)Celle (district)LindwedelBuchholzSchwarmstedtEsselHademstorfGiltenGrethemEickelohHodenhagenBöhmeHäuslingenAhldenFrankenfeldWalsrodeNeuenkirchenRethemSchneverdingenOsterheideBad FallingbostelWietzendorfSoltauMunsterBispingen
Hodenhagen is located in Germany
Hodenhagen
Hodenhagen
Hodenhagen is located in Lower Saxony
Hodenhagen
Hodenhagen
Coordinates: 52°46′N 9°35′E / 52.767°N 9.583°E / 52.767; 9.583
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictHeidekreis
Municipal assoc.Ahlden
Government
 • 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 codes05164
Vehicle registrationHK
Websitewww.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.

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