Eschershausen is a municipality in the district of Holzminden, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 20 km northeast of

Holzminden Holzminden (; nds, Holtsminne) is a town in southern Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Holzminden. It is located on the river Weser, which at this point forms the border with the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Histor ...

, and 50 km south of Hanover. Eschershausen was the seat of the former '' Samtgemeinde'' ("collective municipality")

Eschershausen Eschershausen is a municipality in the district of Holzminden, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 20 km northeast of Holzminden, and 50 km south of Hanover. Eschershausen was the seat of the former ''Samtgemeinde'' ...

Personalities

Honorary citizen

* Wilhelm Raabe (1831-1910), German writer, honorary citizenship in 1901 * Hans Scheibert (1887-1969), founder of the Deutsche Schlauchbootfabrik (Dinghy factory), (DSB), honorary citizenship in 1967

Sons and daughters of the city

* Wilhelm Raabe (1831-1910), German writer * Georg Bode (1838-1910), German jurist, naturalist and historian

References

Holzminden (district) Duchy of Brunswick {{Holzminden-geo-stub