Gehrden Explained
| Type: | Stadt |
| Image Coa: | Wappen Gehrden.png |
| Coordinates: | 52.3117°N 9.6003°W |
| Image Plan: | Gehrden in H.svg |
| State: | Niedersachsen |
| District: | Hanover |
| Elevation: | 90 |
| Area: | 42.97 |
| Postal Code: | 30989 |
| Area Code: | 05108 |
| Licence: | H |
| Gemeindeschlüssel: | 03241006 |
| Website: | www.gehrden.de |
| Mayor: | Cord Mittendorf |
| Party: | SPD |
Gehrden is a town in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 10km (10miles) southwest of Hanover and next to the recreation area Deister.
Notable people
- Werner von Siemens (1816–1892), inventor, founder of electrical engineering and industrialist,[1]
- Carl Wilhelm Siemens (1823–1883), industrialist.[2]
- 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
Notes and References
- Siemens, Ernst Werner von . XVIII . 1.
- Siemens, William . XVIII . 1.
