Emmerthal

Emmerthal

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Emmerthal

Coordinates: 52°3′N 9°23′E / 52.050°N 9.383°E / 52.050; 9.383Coordinates: 52°3′N 9°23′E / 52.050°N 9.383°E / 52.050; 9.383
Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Hameln-Pyrmont
Government
  Mayor Andreas Grossmann
Area
  Total 115 km2 (44 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
  Total 9,970
  Density 87/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 31860
Dialling codes 05155, 05157, 05286
Vehicle registration HM
Website www.emmerthal.de

Emmerthal is a municipality in the Hamelin-Pyrmont district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Weser, approximatively 6 km south of Hamelin. Its seat is in the village Kirchohsen.

On a field on the nearby hill of the Bückeberg the Nazis used to hold their Reichs harvest festival.

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