Hankensbüttel

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Hankensbüttel
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Hankensbüttel within Gifhorn district
Hankensbüttel Show map of Germany Hankensbüttel Show map of Lower Saxony
Coordinates: 52°44′N 10°36′E / 52.733°N 10.600°E / 52.733; 10.600
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Gifhorn
Municipal assoc.	Hankensbüttel
Government
• Mayor	Dirk Köllner (CDU)
Area
• Total	34.82 km2 (13.44 sq mi)
Elevation	82 m (269 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[1]
• Total	4,562
• Density	130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	29386
Dialling codes	05832
Vehicle registration	GF

Hankensbüttel is a municipality in the

• 
  Lutheran church
• 
  Old monastery
• 
  Main building of the Otter Centre
• 
  Inn

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

• Dedelstorf
• Hankensbüttel
• Obernholz
• Sprakensehl
• Steinhorst

Community council

The Community council consists of 15 community members and was elected on 10 September 2006:

• CDU
  - 7 Seats
• SPD - 2 Seats
• Green Party
  - 2 Seats
• FDP
  - 2 Seats
• Independent
  - 2 Seats

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