Harsum

{{Infobox German place

|image_coa = Wappen Harsum.png

|coordinates = {{coord|52|12|N|9|57|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|image_plan = Harsum in HI.svg

|state = Niedersachsen

|district = Hildesheim

|elevation = 70

|area = 49.93

|Gemeindeschlüssel = 03254020

|postal_code = 31177

|area_code = 05127

|licence = HI

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

|mayor = Marcel Litfin{{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

}}

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.

{{Wide image|Harsum_Panorama.jpg|600px|Harsum view from north with St. Cäcilia}}

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Subdivisions

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

Personalities

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

References

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Category:Hildesheim (district)

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