Eschershausen

Eschershausen
Town
Town hall
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Eschershausen within Holzminden district
Eschershausen Eschershausen
Coordinates: 51°55′N 09°39′E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Holzminden
Municipal assoc.	Eschershausen-Stadtoldendorf
Subdivisions	3
Government
• Mayor	Andreas Fischer
Area
• Total	23.87 km2 (9.22 sq mi)
Elevation	199 m (653 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	3,644
• Density	150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	37632
Dialling codes	05534
Vehicle registration	HOL

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 ("collective municipality") Eschershausen.

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 1888

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