// Workers AI · dad joke modeIs Ahlden a town? Does it have a hale of a history?
Ahlden | |
|---|---|
Church of Ahlden | |
Location of Ahlden
within Heidekreis district | |
![]() Interactive map of Ahlden | |
| Coordinates: 52°45′41″N 09°33′15″E / 52.76139°N 9.55417°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Heidekreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Ahlden |
| Subdivisions | 2 Ortschaften |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Reinhard Stelter |
| Area | |
• Total | 25.94 km2 (10.02 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 21 m (69 ft) |
| Population (2025-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 1,630 |
| • Density | 62.8/km2 (163/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 29693 |
| Dialling codes | 05164 |
| Vehicle registration | HK, SFA |
| Website | www.ahlden.de |
Ahlden (German pronunciation: [ˈaːldn̩]) 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") of Ahlden.
Famous people
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2018 (4. Quartal)" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ↑ "Tabelle EVAS 12411, Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus 2022, Stand 31. Dezember 2025" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.


