| Main | Births etc |
|---|
Ahlden | |
|---|---|
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Heide District |
| Municipal assoc. | Ahlden |
| Subdivisions | 2 Ortschaften |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Reinhard Stelter |
| Area | |
• Total |
25.83 km2 (9.97 sq mi) |
Ahlden is a municipality in the Heide District in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Aller, approx. 15 km southwest of Bad Fallingbostel, and 30 km southeast of Verden.
Ahlden is located in the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Ahlden.
Famous people[]
Napoleonic wars officer Christian Friedrich Wilhelm von Ompteda, a Colonel in the British army's Kings German Legion who died in action at the Battle of Waterloo was from Ahlden.
See also[]
- Castle of Ahlden
References[]
- ^ "Bevölkerungsfortschreibung" (in German). Landesbetrieb für Statistik und Kommunikationstechnologie Niedersachsen. 31 December 2009. http://www1.nls.niedersachsen.de/statistik/html/parametereingabe.asp?DT=K1000014&CM=Bev%F6lkerungsfortschreibung.
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