// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhat did Freren say to its friend? "You're a town friend to me, in Germany
Appearance
Freren | |
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Location of Freren
within Emsland district | |
![]() Interactive map of Freren | |
| Coordinates: 52°28′N 07°32′E / 52.467°N 7.533°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Emsland |
| Municipal assoc. | Freren |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Klaus Prekel (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 48.97 km2 (18.91 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 33 m (108 ft) |
| Population (2025-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 4,892 |
| • Density | 99.90/km2 (258.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 49832 |
| Dialling codes | 05902 |
| Vehicle registration | EL |
| Website | www.freren.de |
Freren (German pronunciation: [ˈfʁeːʁən] ⓘ) is a municipality in the Emsland district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 15 km east of Lingen.
Freren is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Freren.
Notable people
[edit]- Erwin Jaenecke (1890–1960), general
- Maria Könning-de Siqueira Regueira (* 1954), diplomat
- Ernst Middendorp (* 1958), football coach
- Mathias Surmann (* 1974), football player
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.

