Hoppegarten

Hoppegarten

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Hoppegarten

Coordinates: 52°31′00″N 13°40′00″E / 52.51667°N 13.66667°E / 52.51667; 13.66667Coordinates: 52°31′00″N 13°40′00″E / 52.51667°N 13.66667°E / 52.51667; 13.66667
Country Germany
State Brandenburg
District Märkisch-Oderland
Government
 • Mayor Karsten Knobbe (DIE LINKE)
Area
 • Total 31.88 km2 (12.31 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
 • Total 17,636
 • Density 550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 15366
Dialling codes 03342, 030
Vehicle registration MOL
Website Hoppegarten

Hoppegarten is a municipality in the district Märkisch-Oderland, in Brandenburg, Germany.

History

The current municipality was created in 2003 when the former municipalities of Hönow and Münchehofe were united with Dahlwitz-Hoppegarten. The old Dahlwitz-Hoppegarten is now a district composed by Birkenstein and Waldesruh.

Geography

Haussee lake at Hönow

Hoppegarten is located close to the eastern suburbs of Berlin (Mahlsdorf, in the borough of Marzahn-Hellersdorf). The other bordering municipalities are Ahrensfelde (BAR), Werneuchen (BAR), Altlandsberg, Neuenhagen and Schöneiche (LOS).

The municipality is composed by three urban districts (Ortsteil): Dahlwitz-Hoppegarten, Hönow (detached from the rest of municipal area by a strip belonging to Berlin) and Münchehofe.

Transport

The town is served by Berlin S-Bahn and it has 2 stations on S5 line (Birkenstein and Hoppegarten). The Berlin U-Bahn line U5 has its end station in Hönow.

Demography

Twin towns

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Bevölkerung im Land Brandenburg nach amtsfreien Gemeinden, Ämtern und Gemeinden 31. Dezember 2015 (Fortgeschriebene amtliche Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)". Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). 2016.

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