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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
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Location of Freden
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
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total
4,669
 • Density87.29/km2 (226.1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
31084
Dialling codes05184
Vehicle registrationHI
Websitewww.gemeindefreden.de

Freden (German pronunciation: [ˈfʁeːdn̩]) 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.[3]

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

Personalities

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  • 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

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  1. ^ "Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 12. September 2021" (PDF). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. 13 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Gebietsänderungen von Januar bis Dezember 2016". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). Retrieved 2025-02-23.
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