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Municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany

Algermissen
Municipality
St. Matthäus Catholic ChurchSt. Matthäus Catholic Church
Coat of arms of AlgermissenCoat of arms
Location of Algermissen within Hildesheim district
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Coordinates: 52°15′16″N 09°58′16″E / 52.25444°N 9.97111°E / 52.25444; 9.97111
Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Hildesheim
Government
Mayor (2023–28) Frank-Thomas Schmidt[1] (Ind.)
Area
• Total 35.62 km2 (13.75 sq mi)
Elevation 76 m (249 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total 8,256
• Density 230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes 31191
Dialling codes 05126
Vehicle registration HI
Website www.algermissen.de

Algermissen is a village and a municipality in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 12 km north of Hildesheim, and 20 km southeast of Hanover. The name of the town originates from a prominent German family who lived in the area until the Revolutions of 1848—the Algermissens were of the revolutionary party and were driven from Germany when the revolution was suppressed. Part of the family relocated to Missouri, in the United States, but the town continued to bear their name.[3]

The German actress Diane Kruger was born in Algermissen.

  1. ^ "Verzeichnis der direkt gewählten Bürgermeister/-innen und Landräte/Landrätinnen". Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. April 2021.
  2. ^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
  3. ^ Stevens, Walter Barlow. Centennial History of Missouri (The Center State) -- One Hundred Years in the Union 1820-1921, SJ Clark Publishing Company, 1921. Page 857.

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