Söhlde

Söhlde is a village and a municipality in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 20 km east of Hildesheim, and 10 km northwest of Salzgitter.

Söhlde
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Söhlde within Hildesheim district
Söhlde Show map of Germany Söhlde Show map of Lower Saxony
Coordinates: 52°12′N 10°14′E / 52.200°N 10.233°E / 52.200; 10.233
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Hildesheim
Government
• Mayor (2021–26)	René Marienfeldt^[1] (SPD)
Area
• Total	57.09 km^2 (22.04 sq mi)
Elevation	94 m (308 ft)
Population  (2021-12-31)^[2]
• Total	7,845
• Density	140/km^2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	31185
Dialling codes	05129
Vehicle registration	HI
Website	www.soehlde.de

Notable residents

 

Gottfried von Cramm (left) and George Lyttleton Rogers in 1932

• Gottfried von Cramm (1909-1976), German tennis player
• Otto Ohlendorf (1907-1951, executed), SS general and Holocaust perpetrator, executed for war crimes

References

1. "Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 12. September 2021" (PDF). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. 13 October 2021.
2. "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.