Garbsen

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Garbsen
Town
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Garbsen within Hanover district
Garbsen Show map of Germany Garbsen Show map of Lower Saxony
Coordinates: 52°25′06″N 09°35′53″E / 52.41833°N 9.59806°E / 52.41833; 9.59806
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Hanover
Subdivisions	13 districts
Government
• Mayor (2021–26)	Claudio Provenzano[1] (SPD)
Area
• Total	79.31 km2 (30.62 sq mi)
Elevation	50 m (160 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	61,349
• Density	770/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	30823, 30826, 30827
Dialling codes	05131, 05137, 0511, 05031, 05032
Vehicle registration	H
Website	www.garbsen.de

Garbsen (German pronunciation: [ˈɡaʁpsn̩] ^ⓘ) is a town in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Leine, approx. 11 km northwest of Hanover. The name Garbsen can be traced back to 1223. Today's 13 city districts have partly developed independently until the city of Garbsen was formed within its current boundaries during the regional reform in 1974.

In the course of industrialization and especially after the Second World War, the population of Garbsen and its predecessor municipalities increased significantly. In 1963, the current district Auf der Horst was created as a residential and working class district for up to 10,000 residents. Originally planned by the state capital Hannover, Auf der Horst became an important factor for the independent urban development of Garbsen in the following years.

In the first decades of the post-war period, Garbsen was primarily a classic commuter town for numerous workers in Hanover's industrial enterprises such as VW Nutzfahrzeuge, Continental or VARTA, today Johnson Controls. Since then Garbsen has experienced a significant change in the economic structure. Predominantly medium-size enterprises from different industries were created or settled, the number of the jobs more than doubled itself.

With the Production Technology Center (PZH) and the Underwater Technology Center, Garbsen is home to significant parts of the Mechanical Engineering Department of the Leibniz University of Hannover. By the winter semester 2019/2020, the entire Faculty of Mechanical Engineering is to be united on the Garbsen campus, which is currently under construction.^{[needs update]}