Moringen

Moringen
Town
Coat of arms of Moringen
Coat of arms
UslarUslarBodenfeldeHardegsenNörten-HardenbergKatlenburg-LindauDasselMoringenBad GandersheimNortheimKalefeldEinbeckEinbeckNortheim (district)Lower SaxonyHesseGöttingen (district)Holzminden (district)Hildesheim (district)Goslar (district)Göttingen (district)North Rhine-Westphaliagemeindefreies Gebiet Solling
Location of Moringen within Northeim district
Interactive map of Moringen
Moringen is located in Germany
Moringen
Moringen
Location within Germany
Moringen is located in Lower Saxony
Moringen
Moringen
Location within Lower Saxony
Coordinates: 51°42′N 9°52′E / 51.700°N 9.867°E / 51.700; 9.867
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictNortheim
Subdivisions9 districts
Government
 • Mayor (2021–26)Heike Müller-Otte (Ind.)
Area
 • Total
82.39 km2 (31.81 sq mi)
Elevation
137–457 m (449–1,499 ft)
Population
 (2025-12-31)
 • Total
6,517
 • Density79.10/km2 (204.9/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
37186
Dialling codes05554
Vehicle registrationNOM
Websitewww.moringen.de

Moringen (German pronunciation: [ˈmoːʁɪŋən] ⓘ) is a town in the district Northeim, in the southern part of Lower Saxony, Germany. The town consists of the center Town and eight surrounding villages, Fredelsloh being one of them.

History

The town and its villages were founded over a thousand years ago.

It is the seat of a psychiatric hospital, founded in late 19th century. During World War II the hospital was emptied and used by the Nazis as the Moringen concentration camp. Today it is again a psychiatric hospital.

Economy

Among the larger firms operating in the community is Piller, a maker of industrial fans. The Northeim district's major waste landfill is in Moringen.

Museum

Literature

by Gabriele Herz (Author), Jane Caplan (Editor), Hildegard Herz (Translator), Howard Hartig (Translator). Berghahn Books (15 Nov 2005). ISBN 1-84545-077-9; ISBN 978-1-84545-077-9.

See also

References