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Bockhorn, Lower Saxony

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Municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany

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Location of Bockhorn within Friesland district

(2019–24) Thorsten Krettek^[1] (CDU)Area

• Total77.15 km² (29.79 sq mi)Elevation

6 m (20 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total9,035 • Density120/km² (300/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

26345

Dialling codes04453Vehicle registrationFRIWebsitewww.bockhorn.de

Bockhorn is a municipality in the district of Friesland, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is approximately 15 km southwest of Wilhelmshaven, and 30 km northwest of Oldenburg.

Persons from Bockhorn

Diedrich Uhlhorn (1764-1832), inventor
Ludwig von Weltzien (1815-1870), prussian lieutenant general

References

^ "Verzeichnis der direkt gewählten Bürgermeister/-innen und Landräte/Landrätinnen". Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. April 2021.
^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.