Hodenhagen

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Hodenhagen
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Hodenhagen
Hodenhagen (Germany)
Hodenhagen
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Soltau-Fallingbostel
Municipal assoc. Ahlden
Mayor Karl-Gerhard Tamke (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area 20.15 km² (7.8 sq mi)
Elevation 24 m  (79 ft)
Population 3,193  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 158 /km² (410 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate SFA
Postal code 29693
Area code 05164
Website www.hodenhagen.de

Coordinates: 52°45′00″N 9°34′00″E / 52.75, 9.566667

Hodenhagen is a municipality in the district of Soltau-Fallingbostel, in Lower Saxony, Germany. The town was once the site of Castle Hudemühlen, which is now completely destroyed. The castle was famous as the home of the kobold Hinzelmann.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Keightley, Thomas (1850). The Fairy Mythology, Illustrative of the Romance and Superstition of Various Countries. London: H. G. Bohn, p. 240.