Freden

Freden
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Freden within Hildesheim district
Location of Freden
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Coordinates: 51°56′N 09°54′E / 51.933°N 9.900°E / 51.933; 9.900
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Hildesheim
Government
• Mayor (2021–26)	Daniel Bernhardt1 (Ind.)
Area
• Total	53.49 km2 (20.65 sq mi)
Elevation	127 m (417 ft)
Population  (2024-12-31)2
• Total	4,508
• Density	84.28/km2 (218.3/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	31084
Dialling codes	05184
Vehicle registration	HI
Website	www.gemeindefreden.de

Freden (German pronunciation: [ˈfʁeːdn̩]) is a village and a municipality in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Leine, approx. 25 km south of Hildesheim. Since 1 November 2016, the former municipalities Everode, Landwehr and Winzenburg are part of the municipality Freden.³

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

• Friedrich Lorenz (1897-1944), Catholic priest, Nazi opponent
• Friedrich Mennecke (1904-1947), NS doctor who participated in the mass destruction of the so-called euthanasia program of national socialism as an accomplice.