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.
Moringen | |
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Location of Moringen within Northeim district ![]() | |
Coordinates: 51°42′N 9°52′E / 51.700°N 9.867°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Lower Saxony |
District | Northeim |
Subdivisions | 9 districts |
Government | |
• Mayor (2021–26) | Heike Müller-Otte[1] (Ind.) |
Area | |
• Total | 82.25 km2 (31.76 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 457 m (1,499 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 137 m (449 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 6,988 |
• Density | 85/km2 (220/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 37186 |
Dialling codes | 05554 |
Vehicle registration | NOM |
Website | www.moringen.de |
History
editThe 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
editAmong 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
edit- house KZ Gedenkstätte
- historic gas holder
Literature
edit- The Women's Camp in Moringen: A Memoir of Imprisonment in Nazi Germany 1936-1937
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
editReferences
editExternal links
edit- Official site (in German)
- Website of the concentration camp memorial
- Website of Moringen Fire Department (in German)