Scheden

Scheden
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Scheden within Göttingen district
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Coordinates: 51°27′N 09°44′E / 51.450°N 9.733°E / 51.450; 9.733
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Göttingen
Municipal assoc.	Dransfeld
Subdivisions	3 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor	Ingrid Rüngeling
Area
• Total	26.69 km2 (10.31 sq mi)
Elevation	359 m (1,178 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[1]
• Total	1,893
• Density	71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	37127
Dialling codes	05546
Vehicle registration	GÖ
Website	www.Scheden.de

Scheden is a village in the district of Göttingen, Lower Saxony, Germany. The commune of Scheden consists of the three villages: Scheden, Meensen, and Dankelshausen. The river Schede runs through the village. In 2020 the population was 1,871.

The following communities were incorporated in the commune of Scheden:

• Dankelshausen
• Meensen

• Johann Joachim Quantz was a flutist, flute maker, and composer, amongst others in the service of Frederick the Great.
• Senator Justus Christoph Grünewald, *1764 in Niederscheden. In 1801 the first communal savings and loan association of Germany was established on his suggestion.

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