Aerzen

Aerzen
Town hall of Aerzen
Coat of arms
Aerzen
Location of Aerzen within Hameln-Pyrmont district
Coordinates: 52°02′58″N 09°15′55″E / 52.04944°N 9.26528°ECoordinates: 52°02′58″N 09°15′55″E / 52.04944°N 9.26528°E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Hameln-Pyrmont
Government
• Mayor	Bernhard Wagner (SPD)
Area
• Total	105.06 km^2 (40.56 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
• Total	10,693
• Density	100/km^2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	31855
Dialling codes	05154
Vehicle registration	HM
Website	www.aerzen.de

Aerzen is a municipality in the Hamelin-Pyrmont district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated 10 kilometres (6 mi) southwest of Hamelin, and 7 kilometres (4 mi) north of Bad Pyrmont.

Economy

One of the biggest employers in the region is Aerzener Maschinenfabrik GmbH , a manufacturer of blowers and compressors. As of April 2008, they had an estimated 1000 employees.

Personality

• Börries von Münchhausen (civil servant) (1587-1646), secret Kammerrat, mortgage holder of the Office Aerzen
• Gustav Karl Wilhelm Siemens (1806-1874), member of the National Assembly in Frankfurt
• August Heissmeyer (1897-1979), Obergruppenführer and General of the Waffen SS

References

1. Landesbetrieb für Statistik und Kommunikationstechnologie Niedersachsen, 102 Bevölkerung - Basis Zensus 2011, Stand 31. Dezember 2015 (Tabelle K1020014)