Freren () is a municipality in the Emsland district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 15 km east of Lingen.
Freren is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Freren.
Notable people Erwin Jaenecke (1890–1960), general Maria Könning-de Siqueira Regueira (* 1954), diplomat Ernst Middendorp (* 1958), football coach Mathias Surmann (* 1974), football player
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