Ahlden

Ahlden
Ahlden
Location of Ahlden within Heidekreis district
Coordinates	52°45′41″N 9°33′15″E / 52.76139°N 9.55417°E / 52.76139; 9.55417Coordinates: 52°45′41″N 9°33′15″E / 52.76139°N 9.55417°E / 52.76139; 9.55417
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Heidekreis
Municipal assoc.	Ahlden
Local subdivisions	2 Ortschaften
Mayor	Reinhard Stelter
Basic statistics
Area	25.83 km2 (9.97 sq mi)
Elevation	21 m  (69 ft)
Population	1,536 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	59 /km2 (154 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	SFA
Postal code	29693
Area code	05164
Website	www.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") Ahlden.

Famous people

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

• Castle of Ahlden

References

v t e Towns and municipalities in Heidekreis Ahlden Bad Fallingbostel Bispingen Böhme Bomlitz Buchholz Eickeloh Essel Frankenfeld Gilten Grethem Hademstorf Häuslingen Hodenhagen Lindwedel Munster Neuenkirchen Osterheide Rethem Schneverdingen Schwarmstedt Soltau Walsrode Wietzendorf

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