BATTERY MODULE

A battery module having a plurality of battery cells and a first housing element () and a second housing element () is disclosed. The housing elements together form an interior space () in which the plurality of battery cells is accommodated, and are each formed from a metal material, the first housing element () having a projection () and the second housing element () having an indentation (), the projection () engaging in the indentation (). On a side facing away from the interior space, the first housing element () has a first weld region () and the second housing element () has a second weld region (), the first weld region () and the second weld region () being connected to one another by welding.