Aerzen

Aerzen is a municipality in the Hamelin-Pyrmont district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated 10 kilometres (6 mi) southwest of Hamelin, and 7 kilometres (4 mi) north of Bad Pyrmont.

Aerzen
Municipality
Town hall of Aerzen
Coat of arms
Location of Aerzen within Hameln-Pyrmont district
Aerzen
Aerzen
Coordinates: 52°02′58″N 09°15′55″E
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictHameln-Pyrmont
Subdivisions14 Ortsteile
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Andreas Wittrock[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total105.06 km2 (40.56 sq mi)
Elevation
173 m (568 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
 • Total10,557
 • Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
31855
Dialling codes05154
Vehicle registrationHM
Websitewww.aerzen.de

Economy

One of the biggest employers in the region is Aerzener Maschinenfabrik GmbH.[3], a manufacturer of blowers and compressors. As of April 2008, they had an estimated 1000 employees.

Notable people
  • Börries von Münchhausen (civil servant) (1587-1646), secret Kammerrat, mortgage holder of the Office Aerzen
  • Gustav Karl Wilhelm Siemens (1806-1874), member of the National Assembly in Frankfurt
  • August Heissmeyer (1897-1979), Obergruppenführer and General of the Waffen SS

References
  1. "Verzeichnis der direkt gewählten Bürgermeister/-innen und Landräte/Landrätinnen". Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. April 2021.
  2. Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen, LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2020.
  3. "Archived copy". eng-de.aerzen.com. Archived from the original on 8 August 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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