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Hohne () is a municipality in the state of Lower Saxony in Germany, east of the county town of Celle. It includes the three former parishes of Hohne, Helmerkamp and Spechtshorn. It should not be confused with the British Army camp of Hohne (German: Lager Bergen-Hohne) near Belsen about 30 km to the northwest.
These structures were built across Europe from western France to present-day eastern Poland in the 9th and 10th centuries, sometimes even as late as the early 13th century. One archaeologist has suggested that it could be part of a defensive network extending outwards from Beedenbostel. More detailed research into the age of the palisade stakes that have been found on the site has not yet been possible due to financial constraints. As a result it can only be surmised that the castle was built before AD 995, perhaps together with the stone tower in Beedenbostel or at the same time as the Mundburg. The Mundburg itself was built by the old confluence of the rivers Aller and Oker near Wienhausen.
The present-day 18th century Hohne Manor is partly built on the walls of the old castle that the young robber baron from Gifhorn, Hendrik von Veltheim, is believed to have destroyed on 11 July 1372 during the Lüneburg succession conflict. Areas of cobbles and large stone fragments of old foundations can still be found under the present-day surface of the land (were embankments levelled out here?), which suggests that a small castle originally stood here. As at Hesleburg castle near Heeßel, and the castles of Depenau and Dachtmissen on the Aue in Flotwedel, the terrain was then wetter than today and inaccessible from Grethegau to the north. In the 20th century part of the building was moved to other locations in the estate.
The 1913 neo-romanesque Church of the Ascension ( Himmelfahrtskirche) in Hohne inherited the altar, organ, pulpit and baptismal font of its predecessor church.
Hohne is also home to the "Hohne Ice House" ( Hohner Kalthaus), which is run by one of the oldest ice house societies in Lower Saxony, the Kalthausgemeinschaft Hohne von 1955 e. V., on behalf of the village.
Since 1970 the German Red Cross has run Hohne kindergarten.
Educational trips are organised by the Hohne Countrywoman's Society ( LandFrauenverein Hohne).
The Hohne/Spechtshorn Woodland Swimming Pool Society ( Förderverein Waldbad Hohne/Spechtshorn) looks after the woodland swimming pool (the Waldbad), which is mainly used for youth sport. Youth swimming passes can be bought from the local branch of the German Lifeguard Association ( Deutsche Lebens-Rettungs-Gesellschaft).
There are two shooting clubs: the Hohne Shooting Club ( Schützengilde Hohne von 1708 e. V.) and the Spechtshorn Shooting Club ( Schießgruppe Spechtshorn von 1978 e. V.)
The Hohne Volunteer Fire Service ( Freiwillige Feuerwehr Hohne) is a fire station with specialist roles in breathing equipment and dangerous goods and is part of the Celle district fire brigade.
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