page_title: Achim
section_title: Notable people
hierarchical_section_title: Achim / Notable people
caption_attribution_description: For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme. Außerordentlicher Parteitag der SPD im Messe-Kongreß-Zentrum in Köln zur Vorbereitung für die Europa-Parlament-Wahl 1979
context_page_description: Achim is a municipality and the largest town 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.
context_section_description: Notable people that were born or lived in Achim include:
  Friedrich Wilhelm Kleukens (1878–1956), German graphic designer and typographer
  Christian Heinrich Kleukens (1880–1954), calligrapher and poet
  Carl Huneke (1898–1972), German-American master stained glass artist and craftsman
  Karl Ravens (1927-2017), German politician ( SPD), former federal minister
  Fritz-Heiner Hepke (born 1947), politician (SPD), 1998-2003 deputy in the state parliament of Lower Saxony
  Martin Schmidt (born 1969), handball player
  Matthias Weidenhöfer (born 1985), German actor
  Felix Wiedwald (born 1990), football player
caption: Karl Ravens Cologne 1978
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