Ahlden
Encyclopedia
Ahlden is a municipality
in the Heidekreis district in Lower Saxony
, Germany
. It is situated on the river Aller
, approx. 15 km southwest of Bad Fallingbostel
, and 30 km southeast of Verden
.
Ahlden is located in the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Ahlden
.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in the Heidekreis district in Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It is situated on the river Aller
Aller
The Aller is a river, long, in the states of Saxony-Anhalt and Lower Saxony in Germany. It is a right-hand, and hence eastern, tributary of the River Weser and is also its largest tributary. Its last form the Lower Aller federal waterway...
, approx. 15 km southwest of Bad Fallingbostel
Bad Fallingbostel
Bad Fallingbostel is the district town of the Heidekreis district in the German state of Lower Saxony. Since 1976 the town has had a state-recognised Kneipp spa and has held the title of Bad since 5 August 2002. It has close ties to Walsrode, a few miles to the west...
, and 30 km southeast of Verden
Verden, Germany
Verden an der Aller, also called Verden or simply Verden , is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany, on the river Aller. It is the administrative centre of the district of Verden...
.
Ahlden is located in the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Ahlden
Ahlden (Samtgemeinde)
Ahlden is a Samtgemeinde in the Heidekreis district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Its seat is in the village Hodenhagen.The Samtgemeinde Ahlden consists of the following municipalities:* Ahlden * Eickeloh* Grethem...
.