Ahlden

Ahlden
Church of Ahlden
Church of Ahlden
Coat of arms of Ahlden
Location of Ahlden within Heidekreis district
HeidekreisLower SaxonyNienburg (district)Hanover (district)Verden (district)Rotenburg (district)HarburgLüneburg (district)Uelzen (district)Celle (district)LindwedelBuchholzSchwarmstedtEsselHademstorfGiltenGrethemEickelohHodenhagenBöhmeHäuslingenAhldenFrankenfeldWalsrodeNeuenkirchenRethemSchneverdingenOsterheideBad FallingbostelWietzendorfSoltauMunsterBispingen
Ahlden is located in Germany
Ahlden
Ahlden
Ahlden is located in Lower Saxony
Ahlden
Ahlden
Coordinates: 52°45′41″N 09°33′15″E / 52.76139°N 9.55417°E / 52.76139; 9.55417
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictHeidekreis
Municipal assoc.Ahlden
Subdivisions2 Ortschaften
Government
 • MayorReinhard Stelter
Area
 • Total
25.83 km2 (9.97 sq mi)
Elevation
21 m (69 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total
1,570
 • Density61/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
29693
Dialling codes05164
Vehicle registrationHK, SFA
Websitewww.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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.