Country Germany Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Area 31.88 km² Population 16,585 (31 Dec 2008) | Elevation 50 m (160 ft) Postal codes 15366 Local time Tuesday 5:50 PM Postal code 15366 | |
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Weather 10°C, Wind SW at 10 km/h, 67% Humidity | ||
Hoppegarten is a municipality in the district Märkisch-Oderland, in Brandenburg, Germany.
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Map of 15366 Hoppegarten, Germany
History
The current municipality was created in 2003 when the former municipalities of Hönow and Münchehofe were united with Dahlwitz-Hoppegarten. The old Dahlwitz-Hoppegarten is now a district composed by Birkenstein and Waldesruh.
Geography
Hoppegarten is located close to the eastern suburbs of Berlin (Mahlsdorf, in the borough of Marzahn-Hellersdorf). The other bordering municipalities are Ahrensfelde (BAR), Werneuchen (BAR), Altlandsberg, Neuenhagen and Schöneiche (LOS).
The municipality is composed by three urban districts (Ortsteil): Dahlwitz-Hoppegarten, Hönow (detached from the rest of municipal area by a strip belonging to Berlin) and Münchehofe.
Transport
The town is served by Berlin S-Bahn and it has 2 stations on S5 line (Birkenstein and Hoppegarten). The Berlin U-Bahn line U5 has its end station in Hönow.