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Moringen

Moringen
Coat of arms of Moringen
Coat of arms
Moringen  is located in Germany
Moringen
Moringen
Coordinates: 51°42′N 9°52′E / 51.700°N 9.867°E / 51.700; 9.867Coordinates: 51°42′N 9°52′E / 51.700°N 9.867°E / 51.700; 9.867
Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Northeim
Government
 • Mayor Hartmut Schnabel (Ind.)
Area
 • Total 82.25 km2 (31.76 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)
 • Total 7,071
 • Density 86/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
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.

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 WWII the hospital was emptied and used by the Nazis as the Moringen concentration camp. Today it is again a psychiatric hospital.

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.

by Gabriele Herz (Author), Jane Caplan (Editor), Hildegard Herz (Translator), Howard Hartig (Translator). Berghahn Books (15 Nov 2005). ; .



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