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Wikipedia / Bockenem

Bockenem (; Eastphalian: Bokeln) is a town in the district of Hildesheim, Lower Saxony, Germany that was founded in 1154. It is located on the German Timber-Frame Road.

Surrounding villages

  • Jerze

  • Königsdahlum

  • Bornum

  • Mahlum

  • Schlewecke

  • Ortshausen

  • Volkersheim

  • Hary

  • Störy

  • Bönnien

  • Werder

  • Nette

  • Upstedt

  • Bültum

  • Groß Ilde

  • Klein Ilde

  • Wohlenhausen

Sights

  • The village of Störy was famous for having the largest museum of small cars in the world. The museum, however, was closed around 2005.

  • The nave of the Protestant Church in Bockenem was built in 1403, its baptismal font dates from 1703.

  • Another interesting church can be visited in the village of Nette. The romanesque tower has firing slits and may have been used as a fortification in times of war. The nave dates from 1731. Close to the church, several well-preserved half-timbered houses can be seen.

  • One of the oldest trees in Germany can be seen in the middle of Upstedt, a village which became a part of Bockenem im 1974. It is a lime tree which was planted around 1000. The memorial opposite the lime tree refers to the first mention of Upstedt in a document written in 850 AD. The Protestant Church of Upstedt is an aisleless church with a baroque altar dating from 1757. The church with its ridge turret and a gable roof was renovated and enlarged from 1701-1704.

Local council (Stadtrat)

International relations

Bockenem is twinned with:

Meteor Gummiwerke is also located in Bockenem. Meteor is an automotive sealing company that supplies seals worldwide. Meteor is the largest factory in Bockenem employing over 1500 people.

Personalities

  • Karl-Heinz Bädje, (1917–1998), honorary citizen of the city in 1991 and founder of the company Meteor.

  • Henriette Schrader-Breymann, (1827–1899), pioneer of the kindergarten system in Germany and early women's rights activist.

  • Friedrich Buchholz, Mayor of the town of Bockenem from 1827 to 1865, also worked there as a lawyer. (1802–1865) The centrally located Buchholzmarkt was named after him

  • Ernst Deger (1809–1885), significant church painter, especially in the Rhineland

  • Johann Schwartzkopff, (1596–1658), lawyer at the University of Helmstedt and from 1646 Chancellor in the Duchy of Braunschweig

  • Johann Friedrich Weule, (1811–1897), founder of the tower watch company J. F. Weule

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