Gehrden

Gehrden
Coat of arms
Gehrden Location of Gehrden within Hanover district
Coordinates: 52°18′42″N 9°36′01″E / 52.31167°N 9.60028°E / 52.31167; 9.60028Coordinates: 52°18′42″N 9°36′01″E / 52.31167°N 9.60028°E / 52.31167; 9.60028
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Hanover
Government
• Mayor	Cord Mittendorf (SPD)
Area
• Total	42.97 km2 (16.59 sq mi)
Elevation	90 m (300 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
• Total	14,903
• Density	350/km2 (900/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	30989
Dialling codes	05108
Vehicle registration	H
Website	www.gehrden.de

Gehrden is a town in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 10 km (6.21 mi) southwest of Hanover.

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Personalities

• Werner von Siemens (1816-1892), inventor, founder of electrical engineering and industrialist
• Werner Lueg (1931-2014), athlete, Olympic champion 1952
• Hans-Joachim Frey (born 1965), theater director
• Maria Schrader (born 1965), actress and director
• Tim Pritlove (born 1967), eventmanager, media artist and member of Chaos Computer Club
• Wolfgang Kreißig (born 1970), high jumper
• Grischa Niermann (born 1975), racing cyclist
• Marc Bator (born 1972), newsreader at the Tagesschau 2000-2013, since then at Sat.1
• Christian Pampel (born 1979), volleyball national player
• Nils Pfingsten-Reddig (born 1982), soccer player
• Kristin Demann (born 1993), soccer player

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