A hinge, in particular for the lid of a household appliance, in particular of a chest freezer, including: - a first arm and a second arm, which by means of a hinge pin are connected with each other such that the second arm is rotatable with respect to the first arm and about the axis of the hinge pin from a first end position into a second end position and vice versa, wherein the first arm is attachable to a fixed part of the household appliance; - guiding means, in order to guide the rotation of the second arm about the axis of the hinge pin and to define the two end positions of the second arm; - actuating means which act on the second arm, in order to rotate the same in direction towards one of its two end positions; - a supporting element which is rigidly attached to the second arm, which is attachable to the lid of the household appliance and which with its operating part extends externally on the second arm and parallel to an external side of this arm and spaced from this external side, - a damper which is provided on an external side (1 a) of the first arm and serves to produce a damping force which is used for damping the rotational movement of the second arm; - transmission means which interact both with the operating part of the supporting element and with the damper, in order to transmit the force with which the second arm acts upon the transmission means during the process of its rotation about the axis of the hinge pin to the damper and apply said force onto the same, and in order to transmit the force with which the damper acts upon the transmission means during the process of its damping effect to the operating part of the supporting element and to apply said force onto the same, characterized in that the operating part of the supporting element is directly connected with one end of the hinge pin in a manner rotatable about the axis of the hinge pin. - a first arm and a second arm, which by means of a hinge pin are connected with each other such that the second arm is rotatable with respect to the first arm and about the axis of the hinge pin from a first end position into a second end position and vice versa, wherein the first arm is attachable to a fixed part of the household appliance; - guiding means, in order to guide the rotation of the second arm about the axis of the hinge pin and to define the two end positions of the second arm; - actuating means which act on the second arm, in order to rotate the same in direction towards one of its two end positions; - a supporting element which is rigidly attached to the second arm, which is attachable to the lid of the household appliance and which with its operating part extends externally on the second arm and parallel to an external side of this arm and spaced from this external side, - a damper which is provided on an external side (1 a) of the first arm and serves to produce a damping force which is used for damping the rotational movement of the second arm; - transmission means which interact both with the operating part of the supporting element and with the damper, in order to transmit the force with which the second arm acts upon the transmission means during the process of its rotation about the axis of the hinge pin to the damper and apply said force onto the same, and in order to transmit the force with which the damper acts upon the transmission means during the process of its damping effect to the operating part of the supporting element and to apply said force onto the same, characterized in that the operating part of the supporting element is directly connected with one end of the hinge pin in a manner rotatable about the axis of the hinge pin.