Crouch

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Crouch
Coat of arms of Hockeln
Coordinates: 52 ° 5 ′ 37 ″  N , 10 ° 4 ′ 19 ″  E
Height : 93 m above sea level NN
Residents : 179  (Jan. 1, 2018)
Incorporation : March 1, 1974
Postal code : 31162
Area code : 05064
Crouching (Lower Saxony)
Crouch

Location of Hockeln in Lower Saxony
St. John's Chapel
St. John's Chapel

Hockeln [ˈhoːkəln] is a northeastern part of the town of Bad Salzdetfurth in Lower Saxony . In the north, close to the place, flows the Innerste .

history

Hockeln was first mentioned in a document in 1146 as "Hukenem" in the founding document of Godehardikloster.

On March 1, 1974, Hockeln was incorporated into the city of Bad Salzdetfurth.

politics

The mayor is Thomas Hilgendorf (CDU).

Culture and sights

  • The current Catholic chapel of St. Johannes Evangelist replaced the previous chapel that had been demolished in 1863/64.
Railway keeper's house and former stop
  • Another attraction at Hockeln was the last manned railway keeper's house in northern Germany until September 12, 2014 at 1 p.m. , which can be seen in the northeast of the village on the Hildesheim – Goslar railway line . The barriers were operated to this day by hand, which was replaced by an automatic system. The Hockeln stop was also located here, where local trains to and from Hildesheim stopped several times a day and which was abandoned in 1987.
  • In the south of the village, a stone cross from 1833 is noteworthy.
  • Several well-preserved half-timbered houses can be seen in the town center.

Economy and Infrastructure

With public transport, Hockeln can only be reached on school days with the school bus from Bad Salzdetfurth.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The city of Bad Salzdetfurth and its districts , accessed on February 12, 2018
  2. ^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer GmbH, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 210 .
  3. ↑ Deanery Alfeld Detfurth  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.dekanat-alfeld-detfurth.de  
  4. ^ The barrier keeper blues ( Memento from April 16, 2012 in the Internet Archive ). In: Extra 3 , NDR , April 11, 2012