Hemmingen

For the town in Baden-Württemberg, see Hemmingen, Baden-Württemberg.

Hemmingen (German pronunciation: [ˈhɛmɪŋən] ^ⓘ) is a town in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 6 km south of Hanover.

Hemmingen
Town
Townhall in Hemmingen
Coat of arms
Location of Hemmingen within Hanover district
Hemmingen Show map of Germany Hemmingen Show map of Lower Saxony
Coordinates: 52°19′25″N 9°43′32″E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Hanover
Subdivisions	7 districts
Government
• Mayor (2021–26)	Jan Christoph Dingeldey[1] (CDU)
Area
• Total	31.65 km2 (12.22 sq mi)
Elevation	56 m (184 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	18,870
• Density	600/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	30953–30966
Dialling codes	0511 / 05101
Vehicle registration	H
Website	www.stadthemmingen.de

Until December 2004, Hemmingen belonged to the Regierungsbezirk Hannover, which was dissolved in January 2005.

Districts

Hemmingen is divided into 7 districts:

• Arnum
• Devese
• Harkenbleck
• Hemmingen-Westerfeld
• Hiddestorf
• Ohlendorf
• Wilkenburg

Education

Hemmingen has 3 primary schools and one comprehensive school.

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Hemmingen is twinned with:^[3]

• Murowana Goślina, Poland
• South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
• Yvetot, France

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 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
3. "Städtepartnerschaften". stadthemmingen.de (in German). Hemmingen. Retrieved 2021-02-14.

External links

• Official website (in German)