Freden

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Freden
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Location of Freden within Hildesheim district
Location of Freden
Freden   is located in Germany
Freden
Freden
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Freden   is located in Lower Saxony
Freden
Freden
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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 (202126) Daniel Bernhardt[1] (Ind.)
Area
  Total
53.49 km2 (20.65 sq mi)
Elevation
127 m (417 ft)
Population
 (2024-12-31)[2]
  Total
4,508
  Density84.28/km2 (218.3/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

  • 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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