Gehrden

For Gehrden in Saxony-Anhalt, see Gehrden, Saxony-Anhalt.

Gehrden (German pronunciation: [ˈɡeːɐ̯dn̩] ^ⓘ) is a town in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 10 km (6.21 mi) southwest of Hanover and next to the recreation area Deister.

Gehrden
Town
Church of Saint Margaret
Coat of arms
Location of Gehrden within Hanover district
Gehrden Show map of Germany Gehrden Show map of Lower Saxony
Coordinates: 52°18′42″N 9°36′01″E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Hanover
Government
• Mayor	Cord Mittendorf (SPD)
Area
• Total	43.24 km2 (16.70 sq mi)
Elevation	90 m (300 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[1]
• Total	15,260
• Density	350/km2 (910/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	30989
Dialling codes	05108
Vehicle registration	H
Website	www.gehrden.de

Notable people

• Werner von Siemens (1816–1892), inventor, founder of electrical engineering and industrialist,^[2]
• Carl Wilhelm Siemens (1823–1883), industrialist.^[3]
• Hans-Joachim Frey (born 1965), theater director
• Maria Schrader (born 1965), actress, screenwriter and director.
• Tim Pritlove (born 1967), eventmanager, media artist and member of Chaos Computer Club

• Marc Bator (born 1972), newsreader at the Tagesschau 2000–2013, since then at Sat.1
• Carolina Bartczak (born 1985), a Canadian actress of Polish descent.

Sport

• Werner Lueg (1931–2014), athlete, bronze medallist in the 1500m at the 1952 Summer Olympics
• Wolfgang Kreißig (born 1970), high jumper
• Grischa Niermann (born 1975), racing cyclist
• Christian Pampel (born 1979), volleyball national player
• Nils Pfingsten-Reddig (born 1982), footnaller, played 517 games
• Kristin Demann (born 1993), footballer, played over 170 games and 20 for Germany women
• Grant-Leon Ranos (born 2003), Armenian football player