Rehden is a municipality in the district of Diepholz, in

Lower Saxony Lower Saxony (german: Niedersachsen ; nds, Neddersassen; stq, Läichsaksen) is a German state (') in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ...

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG),, is a country in Central Europe. It is the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany lies between the Baltic and North Sea to the north and the Alps to the sou ...

. It is situated approximately eight km east of

Diepholz Diepholz (; Northern Low Saxon: ''Deefholt'') is a town and capital of the district of Diepholz in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the rivers Hunte and Lohne, approximately 45 km northeast of Osnabrück, and 60 km southwest o ...

. The 44 TWh Rehden

natural gas storage Natural gas is a commodity that can be stored for an indefinite period of time in natural gas storage facilities for later consumption. Usage Gas storage is principally used to meet load variations. Gas is injected into storage during periods o ...

facility connects to the

Rehden–Hamburg gas pipeline Rehden–Hamburg gas pipeline (RHG) is a long branch of MIDAL pipeline with diameter of to supply Hamburg area with natural gas. The pipeline was constructed in 1994 by Wingas and E.ON Hanse (Hamburger Gaswerke). It connects to the natur ...

. Rehden is also the seat of the ''

Samtgemeinde A ''Samtgemeinde'' (; plural: ''Samtgemeinden'') is a type of administrative division in Lower Saxony, Germany. ''Samtgemeinden'' are local government associations of municipalities, equivalent to the '' Ämter'' in Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenbu ...

'' ("collective municipality") Rehden.

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Diepholz (district) {{Diepholz-geo-stub

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