Holle
Municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany
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Holle (German pronunciation: [ˈhɔlə]) is a village and a municipality in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 15 km southeast of Hildesheim, and 15 km west of Salzgitter. It was mentioned in Tom Clancy's bestseller Red Storm Rising.
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Holle
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 Location of Holle | |
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| Coordinates: 52°05′30″N 10°09′30″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Hildesheim |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–26) | Falk-Olaf Hoppe[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 61.25 km2 (23.65 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 116 m (381 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 7,076 |
| • Density | 115.5/km2 (299.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 31188 |
| Dialling codes | 05062 |
| Vehicle registration | HI |
| Website | www.holle.de |
One of the villages in this municipality is Derneburg . The castle there, Schloss Derneburg , is since 2007 the site of one out of two modern art museums of the Hall Art Foundation. A famous German artist, Georg Baselitz, had lived and worked in this castle from 1975 until 2006.
In the tiny village of Söder, 7 km south of Holle, a baroque castle housed a famous art collection, owned by the Von Brabeck family, until is was sold at a remarkable auction in 1859.
Interior of Saint Martin's Church, Holle
Castle of Derneburg; in the foreground museum and café Glass House
West wing of Derneburg Castle
The Mariensee, one of the Derneburg Fishing Ponds
Wohldenberg Castle near Sillium, south of Holle (1)
Wohldenberg Castle (2)
Bergfried Oberburg, a tower near this castle
Baroque St.-Hubert' s Church near Wohldenberg Castle
Lutheran St. Matthew's Church, Sillium
Henneckenrode Castle
Roman Catholic St. Joseph' s Church near this castle (built in 1597)
Baroque Söder Castle
Aerial image of Schloss Söder (view from the south)
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