Bockelnhagen

Bockelnhagen is a village and a former municipality in the district of Eichsfeld in Thuringia, Germany. Since 1 December 2011, it is part of the municipality Sonnenstein. The community has two constituent parts, Bockelnhagen and Weilrode. Bockelnhagen is one of the few villages in the Eichsfeld district which were not part of the historical Eichsfeld.

Bockelnhagen
Ortsteil of Sonnenstein
Coat of arms
Location of Bockelnhagen
Bockelnhagen
Bockelnhagen
Coordinates: 51°33′50″N 10°25′18″E
CountryGermany
StateThuringia
DistrictEichsfeld
MunicipalitySonnenstein
Area
  Total18.65 km2 (7.20 sq mi)
Highest elevation
268 m (879 ft)
Lowest elevation
205 m (673 ft)
Population
 (2010-12-31)
  Total410
  Density22/km2 (57/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
37345
Dialling codes036072
Vehicle registrationEIC
Websitewww.bockelnhagen.de
The Allerburg, a ruined castle at Bockelnhagen; by Carl Duval, c. 1840

History

The first written mention of Bockelnhagen dates to 1143. From 1816 on, after the Congress of Vienna, it belonged to the Erfurt district of the Prussian Province of Saxony.

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