Ahlden

For other uses, see Ahlden (disambiguation).
Ahlden

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Ahlden

Coordinates: 52°45′41″N 09°33′15″E / 52.76139°N 9.55417°E / 52.76139; 9.55417Coordinates: 52°45′41″N 09°33′15″E / 52.76139°N 9.55417°E / 52.76139; 9.55417
Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Heidekreis
Municipal assoc. Ahlden
Government
  Mayor Reinhard Stelter
Area
  Total 25.83 km2 (9.97 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
  Total 1,531
  Density 59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 29693
Dialling codes 05164
Vehicle registration SFA
Website www.ahlden.de

Ahlden 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

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.

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