Hondelage

Coordinates: 52°18′52″N 10°36′15″E / 52.31444°N 10.60417°E / 52.31444; 10.60417
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Hondelage
Hondelage observatory
Hondelage observatory
Coat of arms of Hondelage
Location of Hondelage within Braunschweig
Hondelage is located in Germany
Hondelage
Hondelage
Hondelage is located in Lower Saxony
Hondelage
Hondelage
Coordinates: 52°18′52″N 10°36′15″E / 52.31444°N 10.60417°E / 52.31444; 10.60417
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
Districturban district
CityBraunschweig
Government
 • MayorJörg Gille (SPD)
Area
 • Total8.664 km2 (3.345 sq mi)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[1]
 • Total3,765
 • Density430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
38108
Dialling codes05309
Vehicle registrationBS

Hondelage is a Stadtbezirk (borough) on the river Schunter in the north-eastern part of Braunschweig, Germany.

History[edit]

The village of Hondelage was first mentioned in documents in 1179. During the early 16th century, the farming village became property of the Imperial abbey Riddagshausen. In 1974, Hondelage, until then part of the disbanded rural district of Braunschweig, was incorporated into the city of Braunschweig and became a city district.[2]

Numerous fossils have been found in the Posidonia Shale of Hondelage,[3] including Ichthyosaurus and Steneosaurus. Hondelagia, an extinct genus of snakefly, is named after Hondelage, the only place it has been found so far.[4]

Politics[edit]

The district mayor Jörg Gille is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Einwohnerzahlen nach Stadtbezirken". Stadt Braunschweig. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  2. ^ Hondelage (in German). Retrieved on 8 May 2013.
  3. ^ "Fossils from the Posidonia Shale from NW-Germany". Archived from the original on 27 January 2006. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  4. ^ "†Hondelagia: Bode 1953 (snakefly)". The Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  5. ^ Stadtbezirksrat 113 Hondelage (in German) Archived 2014-04-27 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 8 May 2013.

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