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Hondelage

Borough of Braunschweig in Lower Saxony, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Hondelage within Braunschweig

52°18′52″N 10°36′15″E / 52.31444°N 10.60417°E / 52.31444; 10.60417CountryGermanyStateLower SaxonyDistricturban 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 codes05309Vehicle registrationBS

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

History

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

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

References

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