Harsum
Municipality
Coat of arms of Harsum
Coat of arms
Location of Harsum within Hildesheim district
Harsum is located in Germany
Harsum
Harsum
Harsum is located in Lower Saxony
Harsum
Harsum
Coordinates: 52°12′N 9°57′E / 52.200°N 9.950°E / 52.200; 9.950
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictHildesheim
Government
 • Mayor (2021–26) Marcel Litfin[1] (Ind.)
Area
 • Total49.93 km2 (19.28 sq mi)
Elevation
70 m (230 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total11,496
 • Density230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
31177
Dialling codes05127
Vehicle registrationHI
Websitewww.harsum.de

Harsum is a village and a municipality in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 6 km north of Hildesheim, and 25 km southeast of Hanover.

Harsum view from north with St. Cäcilia
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Subdivisions

Besides Harsum proper, the municipality consists of the villages of Adlum, Asel, Borsum, Hönnersum, Hüddessum, Klein Förste, Machtsum and Rautenberg.

Personalities

  • Johannes Nordhoff (1870-1950), Chairman of the Employers' Association of German Insurance Companies
  • Joop Bergsma (1928-2011), Roman Catholic clergyman and theologian

References

  1. ↑ "Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 12. September 2021" (PDF). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. 13 October 2021.
  2. ↑ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.


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