Gehrden
Town in Lower Saxony, Germany
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Gehrden (German pronunciation: [ˈɡeːɐ̯dn̩] ⓘ) is a town in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 10 km (6.21 mi) southwest of Hanover and next to the recreation area Deister.
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Location of Gehrden
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| Coordinates: 52°18′42″N 9°36′01″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Hanover |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Cord Mittendorf (SPD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 43.24 km2 (16.70 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 90 m (300 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 15,329 |
| • Density | 354.5/km2 (918.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 30989 |
| Dialling codes | 05108 |
| Vehicle registration | H |
| Website | www.gehrden.de |
Notable people
- Werner von Siemens (1816–1892), inventor, founder of electrical engineering and industrialist,[2]
- Carl Wilhelm Siemens (1823–1883), industrialist.[3]
- Hans-Joachim Frey (born 1965), theater director
- Maria Schrader (born 1965), actress, screenwriter and director.
- Tim Pritlove (born 1967), eventmanager, media artist and member of Chaos Computer Club
- Marc Bator (born 1972), newsreader at the Tagesschau 2000–2013, since then at Sat.1
- Carolina Bartczak (born 1985), a Canadian actress of Polish descent.
Sport
- Werner Lueg (1931–2014), athlete, bronze medallist in the 1500m at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Wolfgang Kreißig (born 1970), high jumper
- Grischa Niermann (born 1975), racing cyclist
- Christian Pampel (born 1979), volleyball national player
- Nils Pfingsten-Reddig (born 1982), footnaller, played 517 games
- Kristin Demann (born 1993), footballer, played over 170 games and 20 for Germany women
- Grant-Leon Ranos (born 2003), Armenian football player
