Hankensbüttel

Hankensbüttel
Hankensbüttel
Coordinates
Administration
Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Gifhorn
Municipal assoc. Hankensbüttel
Mayor Andreas Taebel (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 34.82 km2 (13.44 sq mi)
Elevation 82 m  (269 ft)
Population 4,321 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 124 /km2 (321 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate GF
Postal code 29386
Area code 05832

Hankensbüttel is a municipality in the Samtgemeinde Hankensbüttel in the district of Gifhorn, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 25 km south of Uelzen, and 30 km north of Gifhorn.

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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

Politics

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:

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