Friedland, Lower Saxony

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Friedland
Train station
Train station
Coat of arms of Friedland
Coat of arms
Friedland  is located in Germany
Friedland
Friedland
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Location of Friedland within Göttingen district
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Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Göttingen
Government
 • Mayor Andreas Friedrichs (SPD)
Area
 • Total 75.68 km2 (29.22 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
 • Total 8,008
 • Density 110/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 37133
Dialling codes 05504
Vehicle registration
Website www.friedland.de

Friedland is a municipality in the district of Göttingen, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Leine, approx. 13 km south of Göttingen. Its seat is in the village of Groß Schneen, one of five communities in the municipality. The others are Friedland proper, Klein Schneen, Lichtenhagen, and Reiffenhausen.

Friedland Refugee Camp

Part of Friedland Refugee Camp in 1958

In September 1945, the Control Commission for Germany - British Element (CCG/BE) built a camp in Friedland, near the American (Hesse) and Soviet occupation (Thuringia) zones. The camp was designed as the first way station for refugees, evacuees, and returning soldiers. Starting in 1947, the camp was administered by the federal state of Lower Saxony. During the period of mass expulsions from 1944 to 1945, the camp offered services to large waves of refugees. Thereafter, it functioned primarily as a way station for German (or ethnic German) emigrants from Eastern bloc countries, especially from Poland, Romania, and the Soviet Union. Between 1950 and 1987, approximately 1.4 million people of German extraction came to the Federal Republic from the East; more than 60% of these emigrants came from Poland.[2]

Lichtenhagen
Church in Lichtenhagen

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