Bockelnhagen Explained

Type:Ortschaft
Municipality:Sonnenstein
Image Coa:Wappen Bornhagen.png
Coordinates:51.5639°N 10.4217°W
State:Thüringen
District:Eichsfeld
Elevation:205-268
Area:18.65
Population:410
Stand:2010-12-31
Postal Code:37345
Area Code:036072
Website:www.bockelnhagen.de

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,[1] of which it is an Ortschaft.[2] 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.

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.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.destatis.de/DE/Themen/Laender-Regionen/Regionales/Gemeindeverzeichnis/Namens-Grenz-Aenderung/2011.html Gebietsänderungen vom 01. Januar bis 31. Dezember 2011
  2. http://www.gemeinde-sonnenstein.de/satzungen.html?file=files/gemeinde-sonnenstein.de/downloads/Satzungen/Hauptsatzung.pdf Hauptsatzung der Gemeinde Sonnenstein