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Harsum

Coordinates: 52°12′N 9°57′E / 52.200°N 9.950°E / 52.200; 9.950
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Harsum
Coat of arms of Harsum
Location of Harsum within Hildesheim district
Hildesheim (district)Lower SaxonyHolzminden (district)Northeim (district)Goslar (district)Wolfenbüttel (district)SalzgitterHamelin-PyrmontHanover (district)Peine (district)FredenLamspringeBockenemAlfeldDuingenSarstedtAlgermissenHarsumGiesenNordstemmenHildesheimElzeGronauEimeDiekholzenDiekholzenSchellertenSchellertenSöhldeBad SalzdetfurthHolleSibbesse
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
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total11,438
 • Density230/km2 (590/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

Subdivisions

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

Personalities

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

References

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  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.