Hemmingen

Town in Lower Saxony, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Hemmingen within Hanover district

(2021–26) Jan Christoph Dingeldey^[1] (CDU)Area

• Total31.65 km² (12.22 sq mi)Elevation

56 m (184 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total18,870 • Density600/km² (1,500/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

30953–30966

Dialling codes0511 / 05101Vehicle registrationHWebsitewww.stadthemmingen.de

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.

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

Hemmingen is twinned with:^[3]

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

References

^ "Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 12. September 2021" (PDF). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. 13 October 2021.
^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
^ "Städtepartnerschaften". stadthemmingen.de (in German). Hemmingen. Retrieved 2021-02-14.