Moringen
Town in Lower Saxony, Germany
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Moringen (German pronunciation: [ˈmoːʁɪŋən] ⓘ) is a town in the district Northeim, in the southern part of Lower Saxony, Germany. The town consists of the center Moringen and eight surrounding villages, Fredelsloh being one of them.
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Moringen
within Northeim district  | |
 Location of Moringen | |
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| Coordinates: 51°42′N 9°52′E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Northeim |
| Subdivisions | 9 districts |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–26) | Heike Müller-Otte[1] (Ind.) |
| Area | |
• Total | 82.39 km2 (31.81 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 457 m (1,499 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 137 m (449 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 6,956 |
| • Density | 84.43/km2 (218.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 37186 |
| Dialling codes | 05554 |
| Vehicle registration | NOM |
| Website | www.moringen.de |
History
The town and its villages were founded over a thousand years ago.
It is the seat of a psychiatric hospital, founded in late 19th century. During World War II the hospital was emptied and used by the Nazis as the Moringen concentration camp. Today it is again a psychiatric hospital.
Economy
Among the larger firms operating in the community is Piller, a maker of industrial fans. The Northeim district's major waste landfill is in Moringen.
Museum
- house KZ Gedenkstätte
- historic gas holder
Literature
- The Women's Camp in Moringen: A Memoir of Imprisonment in Nazi Germany 1936–1937
by Gabriele Herz (Author), Jane Caplan (Editor), Hildegard Herz (Translator), Howard Hartig (Translator). Berghahn Books (15 Nov 2005). ISBN 1-84545-077-9; ISBN 978-1-84545-077-9.