Harsum

Harsum
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Harsum within Hildesheim district
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Coordinates: 52°12′N 9°57′E / 52.200°N 9.950°E / 52.200; 9.950
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Hildesheim
Government
• Mayor (2021–26)	Marcel Litfin[1] (Ind.)
Area
• Total	49.93 km2 (19.28 sq mi)
Elevation	70 m (230 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	11,438
• Density	230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	31177
Dialling codes	05127
Vehicle registration	HI
Website	www.harsum.de

Harsum is a village and a municipality in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 6 km north of Hildesheim, and 25 km southeast of Hanover.

Harsum view from north with St. Cäcilia

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Besides Harsum proper, the municipality consists of the villages of Adlum, Asel, Borsum, Hönnersum, Hüddessum, Klein Förste, Machtsum and Rautenberg.

• Johannes Nordhoff (1870-1950), Chairman of the Employers' Association of German Insurance Companies
• Joop Bergsma (1928-2011), Roman Catholic clergyman and theologian

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