Freden

Freden
Municipality
Coat of arms of Freden
Coat 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
Freden is located in Germany
Freden
Freden
Freden is located in Lower Saxony
Freden
Freden
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[1] (Ind.)
Area
 • Total
53.49 km2 (20.65 sq mi)
Elevation
127 m (417 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total
4,669
 • Density87/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
31084
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.

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