Hoppegarten

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Hoppegarten
The Hippodrome
The Hippodrome
Coat of arms of Hoppegarten
Hoppegarten is located in Germany
Hoppegarten
Coordinates 52°31′0″N 13°40′0″E / 52.51667°N 13.66667°E / 52.51667; 13.66667Coordinates: 52°31′0″N 13°40′0″E / 52.51667°N 13.66667°E / 52.51667; 13.66667
Administration
Country Germany
State Brandenburg
District Märkisch-Oderland
Local subdivisions 3 Ortsteile
Mayor Klaus Ahrens (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 31.88 km2 (12.31 sq mi)
Elevation 50 m  (164 ft)
Population 16,808 (31 December 2011)[1]
 - Density 527 /km2 (1,366 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate MOL
Postal codes 15366, 12625, 12587
Area codes 03342, 030
Website Hoppegarten

Hoppegarten is a municipality in the district Märkisch-Oderland, in Brandenburg, Germany.

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History[edit]

The actual 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 town district composed by Hoppegarten, Birkenstein and Waldesruh.

Geography[edit]

Haussee lake at Hönow

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 the town of Hoppegarten and the civil parrishes (Ortsteil) of Hönow (detached from the rest of municipal area by a strip belonging to Neuenhagen) Birkenstein, Waldesruh and Münchehofe.

Transport[edit]

The town is served by Berlin S-Bahn and it has got 2 stations on S5 line (Birkenstein and Hoppegarten). The Berlin U-Bahn line U5 has got its end station in Hönow.

Demography[edit]

Twin towns[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

Media related to Hoppegarten at Wikimedia Commons