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Municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany
Freden
Municipality
Coat of arms of FredenCoat of arms
Location of Freden within Hildesheim district
Hildesheim (district)Lower SaxonyHolzminden (district)Northeim (district)Goslar (district)Wolfenbüttel (district)SalzgitterHamelin-PyrmontHanover (district)Peine (district)FredenLamspringeBockenemAlfeldDuingenSarstedtAlgermissenHarsumGiesenNordstemmenHildesheimElzeGronauEimeDiekholzenDiekholzenSchellertenSchellertenSöhldeBad SalzdetfurthHolleSibbesse
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Coordinates: 51°56′N 09°54′E / 51.933°N 9.900°E / 51.933; 9.900
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictHildesheim
Government
 • Mayor (2021–26) Daniel Bernhardt (Ind.)
Area
 • Total53.49 km (20.65 sq mi)
Elevation127 m (417 ft)
Population
 • Total4,669
 • Density87/km (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes31084
Dialling codes05184
Vehicle registrationHI
Websitewww.gemeindefreden.de

Freden is a village and a municipality in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Leine, approx. 25 km south of Hildesheim. Since 1 November 2016, the former municipalities Everode, Landwehr and Winzenburg are part of the municipality Freden.

Freden was the seat of the former Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Freden.

Personalities

  • Friedrich Lorenz (1897-1944), Catholic priest, Nazi opponent
  • Friedrich Mennecke (1904-1947), NS doctor who participated in the mass destruction of the so-called euthanasia program of national socialism as an accomplice.

References

  1. "Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 12. September 2021" (PDF). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. 13 October 2021.
  2. "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.

External links

Media related to Freden (Leine) at Wikimedia Commons

Towns and municipalities in Hildesheim district
Coat of Arms of Hildesheim district
Coat of Arms of Hildesheim district


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