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Achim (; Northern Low Saxon: Achem), commonly Achim bei Bremen, is a municipality and the largest town (population 30,059 in December 2006) in the district of Verden, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Weser, approx. 17 km northwest of Verden, and 16 km southeast of Bremen.

Key facts

German location.type
Stadt
German location.name
Achim
German location.image_photo
Achim - St. Laurentius-Kirche mit Friedhof.jpg
German location.image_caption
Saint Lawrence's Church, 12th c.
German location.image_coa
DEU Achim COA.svg
German location.image_flag
Flagge Achim.svg
German location.image_plan
Achim in VER.svg
German location.state
Lower Saxony
German location.district
Verden
German location.elevation
15
German location.area
68.06
German location.postal_code
28832
German location.area_code
04202
German location.licence
VER
German location.Gemeindeschlüssel
03361001
German location.divisions
9 districts
German location.mayor
Rainer Ditzfeld
German location.leader_term
2021–26

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Wikidata facts

Demonym
Achimerinnen
Population
32961
Area
68.06
Elevation
14
Official website
www.achim.de
Image
Rathaus Stadt Achim.jpg
Dialing code
04202
Licence plate code
VER
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Commons category
Achim (Landkreis Verden)
postal code
28832
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Achim (; Northern Low Saxon: Achem), commonly Achim bei Bremen, is a municipality and the largest town (population 30,059 in December 2006) in the district of Verden, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Weser, approx. 17 km northwest of Verden, and 16 km southeast of Bremen.

==Geography== Achim lies in the Weser Depression, an Urstromtal. The area surrounding Achim is primarily moorland in its natural state. It has an elevation between 12 and 40 metres above sea level, and an area of 65.1 km2.

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