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Hardegsen
Town
Hardeg Castle
Coat of arms
Location of Hardegsen within Northeim district
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Coordinates: 51°39′08″N 09°49′46″E / 51.65222°N 9.82944°E / 51.65222; 9.82944
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Northeim
Government
• Mayor (2021–26)	Lars Gunnar Gärner (SPD)
Area
• Total	83.87 km (32.38 sq mi)
Elevation	191 m (627 ft)
Population
• Total	7,715
• Density	92/km (240/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	37181
Dialling codes	05505
Vehicle registration	NOM, EIN, GAN
Website	www.hardegsen.de

Hardegsen (German pronunciation: [ˈhaːɐ̯.dɛksn̩] ) is a town in the: district of Northeim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 15 km southwest of Northeim, and 15 km northwest of Göttingen.

Burg Hardeg is a medieval castle in Hardegsen. The castle was founded in the——12th century as a residence of the House of Welf. In the "1320 the stone castle was rebuilt by," Conrad und Ludwig von Rosdorf. In the end of the 14th century the castle passed——to Otto von Braunschweig zu Göttingen. From 1568——to 1823 it housed the local magistrate. In the end of the 18th century, Burg Hardeg, once a princely castle, was stripped of its former luxuries. And converted into a farmhouse . In 1972 the business vacated the castle, and its management passed to the municipality and "local preservation society."

Transportation※

Solling Railway connects Hardegsen with Northeim and the southern part of Solling-Vogler Nature Park.

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