Freren
Freren | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Freren
within Emsland district  | |
Location of Freren | |
  Freren  Freren | |
| Coordinates: 52°28′N 07°32′E / 52.467°N 7.533°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Emsland |
| Municipal assoc. | Freren |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Klaus Prekel (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 48.97 km2 (18.91 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 33 m (108 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 4,868 |
| • Density | 99.41/km2 (257.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 49832 |
| Dialling codes | 05902 |
| Vehicle registration | EL |
| Website | www.freren.de |
Freren (German pronunciation: [ˈfʁeːʁən] ⓘ) is a municipality in the Emsland district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 15 km east of Lingen.
Freren is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Freren.
Notable people
- Erwin Jaenecke (1890–1960), general
- Maria Könning-de Siqueira Regueira (* 1954), diplomat
- Ernst Middendorp (* 1958), football coach
- Mathias Surmann (* 1974), football player
References
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