Moringen Explained

Type:Stadt
Moringen
Image Coa:Moringen-Wappen.png
Coordinates:51.7°N 61°W
Image Plan:Moringen in NOM.svg
State:Niedersachsen
District:Northeim
Elevation:137 - 457
Area:82.25
Postal Code:37186
Area Code:05554
Licence:NOM
Gemeindeschlüssel:03 1 55 009
Divisions:9 districts
Website:www.moringen.de
Mayor:Heike Müller-Otte[1]
Leader Term:2021 - 26
Party:Independent

Moringen is a town in the district Northeim, in the southern part of Lower Saxony, Germany. The town consists of the center Moringen 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 WWII 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). ; .

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 12. September 2021. 13 October 2021. Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.