Moringen

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Moringen
Town
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Location of Moringen within Northeim district
Moringen in NOM.svggemeindefreies Gebiet Solling
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Moringen
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Moringen
Coordinates: 51°42′N9°52′E / 51.700°N 9.867°E / 51.700; 9.867
Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Northeim
Subdivisions9 districts
Government
 •  Mayor (2021–26) Heike Müller-Otte [1] (Ind.)
Area
 • Total
82.25 km2 (31.76 sq mi)
Highest elevation
457 m (1,499 ft)
Lowest elevation
137 m (449 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31) [2]
 • Total
6,988
 • Density85/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
37186
Dialling codes 05554
Vehicle registration NOM
Website www.moringen.de

Moringen is a town in the district Northeim, in the southern part of Lower Saxony, Germany. The town consists of the center Moringen and eight surrounding villages, Fredelsloh being one of them.

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History

The town and its villages were founded over a thousand years ago.

It is the seat of a psychiatric hospital, founded in late 19th century. During World War II the hospital was emptied and used by the Nazis as the Moringen concentration camp. Today it is again a psychiatric hospital.

Economy

Among the larger firms operating in the community is Piller, a maker of industrial fans. The Northeim district's major waste landfill is in Moringen.

Museum

Literature

by Gabriele Herz (Author), Jane Caplan (Editor), Hildegard Herz (Translator), Howard Hartig (Translator). Berghahn Books (15 Nov 2005). ISBN   1-84545-077-9; ISBN   978-1-84545-077-9.

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