Freden

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Freden
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Freden
Freden (Germany)
Freden
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Hildesheim
Municipal assoc. Freden (Leine)
Mayor Dieter Schubert (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area 17.78 km² (6.9 sq mi)
Elevation 127 m  (417 ft)
Population 3,495  (31/12/2003)
 - Density 197 /km² (509 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate HI
Postal code 31084
Area code 05184
Website www.gemeindefreden.de

Coordinates: 51°55′59″N 09°54′00″E / 51.93306, 9.9

Freden is a village and a municipality in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Leine, approx. 25 km south of Hildesheim.

Freden is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Freden.