Bockenem

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Surrounding villages

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Protestant Church in Nette
  • 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 seen 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.

Local council (Stadtrat)

Local council, elections September 2016
Party/List CDU SPD UWG Alliance 90/The Greens Independents Total
Seats 11 9 2 1 1 24
Vote share 45.2% 36.1% 9.5% 4.4% 3.7% 100%

International relations

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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

References

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