Freren

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Freren
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Freren
Freren (Germany)
Freren
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Emsland
Municipal assoc. Freren
Mayor Klaus Prekel (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 48.81 km² (18.8 sq mi)
Elevation 33 m  (108 ft)
Population 5,077  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 104 /km² (269 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate EL
Postal code 49832
Area code 05902
Website www.freren.de

Coordinates: 52°28′00″N 07°32′00″E / 52.466667, 7.533333

Freren is a municipality in the Emsland district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 15 km east of Lingen.

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