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Bockenem
Town
Church of St. Pancratius in Bockenem.
Coat of arms
Location of Bockenem within Hildesheim district
Bockenem Bockenem
Coordinates: 52°00′42″N 10°07′55″E / 52.01167°N 10.13194°E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Hildesheim
Government
• Mayor (2021–26)	Rainer Block[1] (Ind.)
Area
• Total	109.04 km2 (42.10 sq mi)
Elevation	110 m (360 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	9,830
• Density	90/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	31167
Dialling codes	05067
Vehicle registration	HI
Website	www.bockenem.de

Bockenem (German pronunciation: [ˈbɔkənəm] ^ⓘ; Eastphalian: Bokeln) is a town in the district of Hildesheim, Lower Saxony, Germany that was founded in 1154. It is located on the German Timber-Frame Road.

• Jerze
• Königsdahlum
• Bornum
• Mahlum
• Schlewecke
• Ortshausen
• Volkersheim
• Hary
• Störy
• Bönnien
• Werder
• Nette
• Upstedt
• Bültum
• Groß Ilde
• Klein Ilde
• Wohlenhausen

• 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, 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%

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.

• 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

• Description of Bockenem by Thornbury Town Council
• Official site (In German)