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Moringen
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| type | Stadt |
| name | Moringen |
| image_coa | Moringen-Wappen.png |
| coordinates | |
| image_plan | Moringen in NOM.svg |
| state | Niedersachsen |
| district | Northeim |
| elevation | 137 - 457 |
| area | 82.39 |
| postal_code | 37186 |
| area_code | 05554 |
| licence | NOM |
| Gemeindeschlüssel | 03 1 55 009 |
| divisions | 9 districts |
| website | www.moringen.de |
| mayor | Heike Müller-Otte |
| leader_term | 2021–26 |
| party | Independent |
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.
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
- house KZ Gedenkstätte
- historic gas holder
Literature
- The Women's Camp in Moringen: A Memoir of Imprisonment in Nazi Germany 1936–1937 by Gabriele Herz (Author), Jane Caplan (Editor), Hildegard Herz (Translator), Howard Hartig (Translator). Berghahn Books (15 Nov 2005). ; .
References
References
- (13 October 2021). "Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 12. September 2021". [[Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen]].
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