Norden is a Scandinavian and German word, directly translated as "the North". It may refer to: Places England Norden, Basingstoke, a ward of Basingstoke and Deane Norden, Dorset, a hamlet near Corfe Castle Norden, Greater Manchester, a village near Rochdale Germany Norden, Lower Saxony, a town in East Frisia Norden (Hambach Forest), a former tree-house colony by environmental activists United States Norden, California, an unincorporated community Norden, Nebraska, an unincorporated community Norden Township, Minnesota Businesses D/S Norden, a Danish shipping company Coop Norden, a joint Scandinavian co-operative retail chain Norden Systems, an American electronics manufacturer Norden Aquavit, an award-winning traditional, Scandinavian style botanical spirit distilled in Michigan, USA People Given name Norden Hartman (1921–1989), South African archivist and herald Norden E. Huang (born 1937), Taiwanese-American engineer Norden Tenzing Bhutia (1950–2019), musician, composer and singer of classic Nepali pop songs Surname Norden (surname), a list of people with the surname Norden Other uses Norden bombsight, used on US bombers during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War Norden Cricket Club, an English cricket club Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, an arts centre in Berkshire, England Rotary Norden, Nordic magazine for the Nordic countries Der Norden, a publication (1935-1944?) of the Nordische Gesellschaft Norden, original name of the MV Captayannis, a Greek merchant vessel See also Norden railway station (disambiguation) Nordic countries, also called Norden