Elze
Elze | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Elze within Hildesheim district | |
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| Coordinates: 52°7′N 09°44′E / 52.117°N 9.733°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Hildesheim |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pfeiffer |
| Area | |
| • Total | 47.71 km2 (18.42 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 79 m (259 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 8,964 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 31008 |
| Dialling codes | 05068 |
| Vehicle registration | HI |
| Website | www.elze.de |
Elze is a town in district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is next to the river Leine, approximately 15 km (9.3 miles) west of Hildesheim. Elze is also one oldest city in the area, and its name comes from Latin : aula caesaris
Notable people
- Justus Gesenius (1601-1673), Lutheran theologian
- Johann Heinrich Louis Krüger (1857-1923), mathematician
- Philipp Furtwängler, (1800-1867), organ builder,
- Philipp Furtwängler, (1869-1940), mathematician (number theorist)
- Günter Halm, (born 1922), bearer of the Knight's Cross and Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Twin town
- Écouché, France since 1972