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Scheden

Municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany

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Location of Scheden within Göttingen district

51°27′N 09°44′E / 51.450°N 9.733°E / 51.450; 9.733CountryGermanyStateLower SaxonyDistrictGöttingen Municipal assoc.DransfeldSubdivisions3 OrtsteileGovernment

• MayorIngrid RüngelingArea

• Total26.69 km² (10.31 sq mi)Elevation

359 m (1,178 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[1]

• Total1,893 • Density71/km² (180/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

37127

Dialling codes05546Vehicle registrationGÖWebsitewww.Scheden.de

Scheden is a village in the district of Göttingen, Lower Saxony, Germany. The commune of Scheden consists of the three villages: Scheden, Meensen, and Dankelshausen. The river Schede runs through the village. In 2020 the population was 1,871.

Incorporations

The following communities were incorporated in the commune of Scheden:

Dankelshausen
Meensen

People born in Scheden

Johann Joachim Quantz was a flutist, flute maker, and composer, amongst others in the service of Frederick the Great.
Senator Justus Christoph Grünewald, *1764 in Niederscheden. In 1801 the first communal savings and loan association of Germany was established on his suggestion.

References

^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.