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
- ^ "Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 12. September 2021" (PDF). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. 13 October 2021.
- ^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
- ^ "Gebietsänderungen von Januar bis Dezember 2016". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). Retrieved 2025-02-23.
External links
Media related to Freden (Leine) at Wikimedia Commons