Country Germany District Gifhorn Elevation 82 m (269 ft) Population 4,370 (31 Dec 2008) | State Lower Saxony Municipal assoc. Hankensbüttel Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Local time Thursday 12:24 AM | |
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Weather 6°C, Wind W at 8 km/h, 71% Humidity Points of interest Hankensbüttel Otter Centre, Klosterhofmuseum Isenhagen, Ise | ||
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.
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Map of 29386 Hankensb%C3%BCttel, Germany
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
Administration
Hankensbüttel is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde Hankensbüttel ("collective municipality"), which consists of the following municipalities:
Community council
The Community council consists of 15 community members and was elected on 10 September 2006:
References
Hankensbüttel Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA