Bockhorn, Lower Saxony

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Bockhorn
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Bockhorn
Bockhorn, Lower Saxony (Germany)
Bockhorn, Lower Saxony
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Friesland
Municipal subdivisions 13 districts
Mayor Ewald Spiekermann (Ind.)
Basic statistics
Area 77.15 km² (29.8 sq mi)
Elevation 6 m  (20 ft)
Population 9,116  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 118 /km² (306 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate FRI
Postal code 26345
Area code 04453
Website www.bockhorn.de

Coordinates: 53°24′0″N 8°1′0″E / 53.4, 8.01667

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