Freden

{{Infobox German location

|image_coa = Wappen Freden.png

|coordinates = {{coord|51|56|N|09|54|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|image_plan = Freden (Leine) in HI.svg

|state = Niedersachsen

|district = Hildesheim

|elevation = 127

|area = 53.49

|Gemeindeschlüssel = 03254042

|postal_code = 31084

|area_code = 05184

|licence = HI

|website = [http://www.gemeindefreden.de www.gemeindefreden.de]

|mayor = Daniel Bernhardt{{cite web|url=https://wahlen.statistik.niedersachsen.de/KW2021/reports/DW/20210912_DW_Uebersicht.pdf|title=Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 12. September 2021|date=13 October 2021|publisher=Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen}}

|leader_term = 2021–26

|party = Ind

}}

Freden ({{IPA|de|ˈfʁeːdn̩}}) is a village and a municipality in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Leine, approx. 25 km south of Hildesheim. Since 1 November 2016, the former municipalities Everode, Landwehr and Winzenburg are part of the municipality Freden.{{Cite web |title=Gebietsänderungen von Januar bis Dezember 2016 |url=https://www.destatis.de/DE/Themen/Laender-Regionen/Regionales/Gemeindeverzeichnis/Namens-Grenz-Aenderung/2016.html |access-date=2025-02-23 |website=Statistisches Bundesamt |language=de}}

Freden was the seat of the former Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Freden.