Gehrden

For Gehrden in Saxony-Anhalt, see Gehrden, Saxony-Anhalt.

Gehrden
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Gehrden within Hanover district
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Hanover
Government
• Mayor	Cord Mittendorf (SPD)
Area
• Total	42.97 km2 (16.59 sq mi)
Elevation	90 m (300 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	15,426
• Density	360/km2 (930/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	30989
Dialling codes	05108
Vehicle registration	H
Website	www.gehrden.de

Gehrden is a town in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 10 km (6.21 mi) southwest of Hanover.

Personalities

• Werner von Siemens (1816-1892), inventor, founder of electrical engineering and industrialist
• Werner Lueg (1931-2014), athlete, Olympic champion 1952
• Hans-Joachim Frey (born 1965), theater director
• Maria Schrader (born 1965), actress and director
• Tim Pritlove (born 1967), eventmanager, media artist and member of Chaos Computer Club
• Wolfgang Kreißig (born 1970), high jumper
• Grischa Niermann (born 1975), racing cyclist
• Marc Bator (born 1972), newsreader at the Tagesschau 2000-2013, since then at Sat.1
• Christian Pampel (born 1979), volleyball national player
• Nils Pfingsten-Reddig (born 1982), soccer player
• Kristin Demann (born 1993), soccer player