| Image Coa: | Wappen Freden.png |
| Coordinates: | 51.9333°N 63°W |
| Image Plan: | Freden (Leine) in HI.svg |
| State: | Niedersachsen |
| District: | Hildesheim |
| Elevation: | 127 |
| Area: | 53.49 |
| Gemeindeschlüssel: | 03254042 |
| Postal Code: | 31084 |
| Area Code: | 05184 |
| Licence: | HI |
| Website: | www.gemeindefreden.de |
| Mayor: | Daniel Bernhardt[1] |
| Leader Term: | 2021 - 26 |
| Party: | Ind |
Freden is a village and a municipality in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Leine, approx. 25 km south of Hildesheim. Since 1 November 2016, the former municipalities Everode, Landwehr and Winzenburg are part of the municipality Freden.
Freden was the seat of the former Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Freden.