Ahlden
Ahlden | |
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Church of Ahlden | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Ahlden
within Heidekreis district | |
Location of Ahlden | |
Ahlden Ahlden | |
| Coordinates: 52°45′41″N 09°33′15″E / 52.76139°N 9.55417°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Heidekreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Ahlden |
| Subdivisions | 2 Ortschaften |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Reinhard Stelter |
| Area | |
• Total | 25.83 km2 (9.97 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 21 m (69 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 1,615 |
| • Density | 62.52/km2 (161.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 29693 |
| Dialling codes | 05164 |
| Vehicle registration | HK, SFA |
| Website | www.ahlden.de |
Ahlden is a municipality in the Heidekreis district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Aller, approx. 15 km southwest of Bad Fallingbostel, and 30 km southeast of Verden.
Ahlden is located in the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") of Ahlden.
Famous people
Napoleonic wars officer Christian Friedrich Wilhelm von Ompteda, a Colonel in the British army's Kings German Legion who died in action at the Battle of Waterloo was from Ahlden.
See also
References
- ^ "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.