Eschershausen

Eschershausen
Town hall

Coat of arms
Eschershausen
Location of Eschershausen within Holzminden district
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Coordinates: 51°55′N 09°39′E / 51.917°N 9.650°E / 51.917; 9.650Coordinates: 51°55′N 09°39′E / 51.917°N 9.650°E / 51.917; 9.650
Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Holzminden
Municipal assoc. Eschershausen-Stadtoldendorf
Government
  Mayor Konrad Edelmann (CDU)
Area
  Total 23.87 km2 (9.22 sq mi)
Elevation 199 m (653 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
  Total 3,474
  Density 150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 37632
Dialling codes 05534
Vehicle registration HOL
Website www.webcss.de

Eschershausen is a municipality in the district of Holzminden, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 20 km northeast of Holzminden, and 50 km south of Hanover.

Eschershausen was the seat of the former Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Eschershausen.

Personalities

Honorary citizen

  • Wilhelm Raabe (1831-1910), German writer, honorary citizenship in 1901
  • Hans Scheibert (1887-1969), founder of the Deutsche Schlauchbootfabrik (Dinghy factory), (DSB), honorary citizenship in 1967

Sons and daughters of the city

Wilhelm Raabe 1888
  • Wilhelm Raabe (1831-1910), German writer
  • Georg Bode (1838-1910), German jurist, naturalist and historian

References

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