Ahlden

Ahlden
Church of Ahlden
Coat of arms
Ahlden
Location of Ahlden within Heidekreis district
Coordinates: 52°45′41″N 09°33′15″E / 52.76139°N 9.55417°E / 52.76139; 9.55417Coordinates: 52°45′41″N 09°33′15″E / 52.76139°N 9.55417°E / 52.76139; 9.55417
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Heidekreis
Municipal assoc.	Ahlden
Government
• Mayor	Reinhard Stelter
Area
• Total	25.83 km2 (9.97 sq mi)
Elevation	21 m (69 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	1,518
• Density	59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	29693
Dialling codes	05164
Vehicle registration	SFA
Website	www.ahlden.de

Ahlden is a municipality in the Heidekreis district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Aller, approx. 15 km southwest of Bad Fallingbostel, and 30 km southeast of Verden.

Ahlden is located in the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") of Ahlden.

Napoleonic wars officer Christian Friedrich Wilhelm von Ompteda, a Colonel in the British army's Kings German Legion who died in action at the Battle of Waterloo was from Ahlden.