Hankensbüttel

Hankensbüttel
Coat of arms of Hankensbüttel Coat of arms
Hankensbüttel
Location of Hankensbüttel within Gifhorn district
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Gifhorn
Municipal assoc.	Hankensbüttel
Government
• Mayor	Martin Rausch (SPD)
Area
• Total	34.82 km2 (13.44 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)
• Total	4,291
• Density	120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	29386
Dialling codes	05832
Vehicle registration	GF

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

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:

• 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