Hodenhagen is a municipality in the district of Heidekreis, in Lower Saxony

Lower Saxony

Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...

, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

. The town was once the site of Hudemühlen Castle, which is now completely destroyed. The castle was famous as the home of the kobold

Kobold

The kobold is a sprite stemming from Germanic mythology and surviving into modern times in German folklore. Although usually invisible, a kobold can materialise in the form of an animal, fire, a human being, and a candle. The most common depictions of kobolds show them as humanlike figures the size...

 Hinzelmann

Hinzelmann

Heinzelmann was a kobold in the mythology of northern Germany. According to legend, he was a household spirit of ambivalent nature, similar to Puck or Robin Goodfellow, who could provide good luck and perform household tasks, but become malicious if not appeased.Heinzelmann, it was said, usually...

. The site of another medieval castle, Hodenhagen Castle

Hodenhagen Castle

Hodenhagen Castle is the site of a former lowland castle built in the 13th century in the vicinity of Hodenhagen in the German state of Lower Saxony...

 on the River Meiße

Meiße

The Meiße is a German river in the state of Lower Saxony, near the Lüneburg Heath, and a right-hand tributary of the River Aller.- Origin and course :The Meiße emerges south of Wietzendorf in the nature reserve of Großes Moor bei Becklingen...

, is also located nearby. Serengeti Park, an amusement park with a safari theme, is located within the municipality.