Salzhemmendorf

Municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Salzhemmendorf within Hameln-Pyrmont district

(2021–26) Clemens Pommerening^[1]Area

• Total94.39 km² (36.44 sq mi)Elevation

263 m (863 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total9,378 • Density99/km² (260/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

31020

Dialling codes05186 for Thüste and Wallensen, 05153 for the other villagesVehicle registrationHMWebsitewww.salzhemmendorf.de/

Salzhemmendorf is a village and a municipality in the Hamelin-Pyrmont district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 20 km east of Hamelin and 31 km west of Hildesheim and is located on the route 1. It is a nationally recognized health resort with a therapeutic brine thermal bath "Ith-Sole-Therme".

Salzhemmendorf consists of Salzhemmendorf proper, as well as Ahrenfeld, Benstorf, Hemmendorf, Lauenstein, Levedagsen, Ockensen, Oldendorf, Osterwald, Thüste and Wallensen.

Main sights

Weserbergland
The "Water tree" in Ockensen, a worldwide attraction
The nearby located holiday park Rastiland

References

^ "Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 12. September 2021" (PDF). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. 13 October 2021.
^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.