Garbsen

Garbsen is a town in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Leine, approx. 11 km northwest of Hanover.

Garbsen
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Garbsen within Hanover district
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Garbsen
Garbsen
Coordinates: 52°25′06″N 09°35′53″E
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictHanover
Subdivisions13 districts
Government
 • MayorDr. Christian Grahl (CDU)
Area
 • Total79.31 km2 (30.62 sq mi)
Elevation
50 m (160 ft)
Population
 (2018-12-31)[1]
 • Total60,754
 • Density770/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zoneCET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
30823, 30826, 30827
Dialling codes05131, 05137, 0511, 05031, 05032
Vehicle registrationH
Websitewww.garbsen.de

Division of the town

The town consists of 13[2] districts:

  • Altgarbsen
  • Auf der Horst
  • Berenbostel
  • Frielingen
  • Garbsen-Mitte
  • Havelse
  • Heitlingen
  • Horst
  • Meyenfeld
  • Osterwald Oberende
  • Osterwald Unterende
  • Schloss Ricklingen
  • Stelingen

International relations
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Garbsen is twinned with:[3]

People of Garbsen

See also
  • Metropolitan region Hannover-Braunschweig-Göttingen-Wolfsburg

References
  1. Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen, LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle 12411: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2018.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-04-27. Retrieved 2011-05-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Städtepartnerschaften". garbsen.de (in German). Garbsen. Retrieved 2019-12-02.


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