Emmerthal
Emmerthal | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Emmerthal
within Hameln-Pyrmont district | |
Location of Emmerthal | |
Emmerthal Emmerthal | |
| Coordinates: 52°3′N 9°23′E / 52.050°N 9.383°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Hameln-Pyrmont |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–26) | Dominik Petters[1] (SPD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 114.94 km2 (44.38 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 69 m (226 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 9,834 |
| • Density | 85.56/km2 (221.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 31860 |
| Dialling codes | 05155, 05157, 05286, 05151 |
| Vehicle registration | HM |
| Website | www.emmerthal.de |
Emmerthal (German pronunciation: [ˈɛmɐˌtaːl] ⓘ) is a municipality in the Hameln-Pyrmont district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Weser, approximatively 6 km south of Hameln. Its seat is in the village Kirchohsen.
In 1973, the Emmerthal was formed by merging the previously independent municipalities of Amelgatzen, Bessinghausen, Börry, Brockensen, Emmern, Esperde, Frenke, Grohnde, Hagenohsen, Hajen, Hämelschenburg, Kirchohsen, Latferde, Lüntorf, Ohr, Voremberg, Welsede.
The Grohnde Nuclear Power Plant is located in the Emmerthal.
From 1933 to 1937, the National Socialists held their national thanksgiving festival in a field on the nearby Bückeberg hill.
References
- ^ "Stichwahlen zu Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 26. September 2021" (PDF). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. 13 October 2021.
- ^ "Tabelle EVAS 12411, Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus 2022, Stand 31. Dezember 2024" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.