Harsum

Harsum
Location of Harsum within Hildesheim district
Location of Harsum
Harsum
Harsum
Coordinates: 52°12′N 9°57′E / 52.200°N 9.950°E / 52.200; 9.950
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictHildesheim
Government
 • Mayor (2021–26) Marcel Litfin[1] (Ind.)
Area
 • Total
49.93 km2 (19.28 sq mi)
Elevation
70 m (230 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total
11,368
 • Density227.7/km2 (589.7/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
31177
Dialling codes05127
Vehicle registrationHI
Websitewww.harsum.de

Harsum is a village and a municipality in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 6 km north of Hildesheim, and 25 km southeast of Hanover.

Harsum view from north with St. Cäcilia

Subdivisions

Besides Harsum proper, the municipality consists of the villages of Adlum, Asel, Borsum, Hönnersum, Hüddessum, Klein Förste, Machtsum and Rautenberg.

Personalities

  • Johannes Nordhoff (1870-1950), Chairman of the Employers' Association of German Insurance Companies
  • Joop Bergsma (1928-2011), Roman Catholic clergyman and theologian

References

  1. ^ "Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 12. September 2021" (PDF). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. 13 October 2021.
  2. ^ "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.