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Hildesheim (district)
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Hildesheim is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Hanover, Peine, Wolfenbüttel, Goslar, Northeim, Holzminden, in 1885 the Prussian government established districts within the Province of Hanover. The present territory of the district was occupied by four districts, Hildesheim, Alfeld, Gronau, in 1932 the district of Gronau joined Alfeld, and the number of districts was reduced to three. The district of Alfeld remained in its former borders, in 1974 the city of Hildesheim lost its status as an urban district and became part of the surrounding district, which was renamed to Hildesheim. The districts of Hildesheim and Alfeld were merged in 1977, the district is located southeast of Hanover, and the northernmost parts border the Hanover metropolitan area. The northern half of the district is highly urbanised, while the south is covered with forests, between Leine and Innerste there are the forested hill chains of the Hildesheim Forest and the Sieben Berge. Marys Cathedral Metropolitan region Hannover-Braunschweig-Göttingen-Wolfsburg Media related to Landkreis Hildesheim at Wikimedia Commons Official website
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Lower Saxony
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Lower Saxony is a German state situated in northwestern Germany and is second in area, with 47,624 square kilometres, and fourth in population among the sixteen Länder of Germany. In rural areas Northern Low Saxon, a dialect of Low German, and Saterland Frisian, a variety of Frisian, are still spoken, but the number of speakers is declining. Lower Saxony borders on the North Sea, the states of Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Brandenburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia, Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia, and the Netherlands. Furthermore, the state of Bremen forms two enclaves within Lower Saxony, one being the city of Bremen, the other, its city of Bremerhaven. In fact, Lower Saxony borders more neighbours than any other single Bundesland, the states principal cities include the state capital Hanover, Braunschweig, Lüneburg, Osnabrück, Oldenburg, Hildesheim, Wolfenbüttel, Wolfsburg and Göttingen. The northwestern area of Lower Saxony, which lies on the coast of the North Sea, is called East Frisia, in the extreme west of Lower Saxony is the Emsland, a traditionally poor and sparsely populated area, once dominated by inaccessible swamps. The northern half of Lower Saxony, also known as the North German Plains, is almost invariably flat except for the hills around the Bremen geestland. Towards the south and southwest lie the northern parts of the German Central Uplands, the Weser Uplands, between these two lie the Lower Saxon Hills, a range of low ridges. Thus, Lower Saxony is the only Bundesland that encompasses both maritime and mountainous areas, Lower Saxonys major cities and economic centres are mainly situated in its central and southern parts, namely Hanover, Braunschweig, Osnabrück, Wolfsburg, Salzgitter, Hildesheim and Göttingen. Oldenburg, near the coastline, is another economic centre. To the north, the Elbe river separates Lower Saxony from Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the banks just south of the Elbe are known as Altes Land. Due to its local climate and fertile soil, it is the states largest area of fruit farming. Most of the territory was part of the historic Kingdom of Hanover. It was created by the merger of the State of Hanover with several states in 1946. Lower Saxony has a boundary in the north in the North Sea. The state and city of Bremen is an enclave surrounded by Lower Saxony. The Bremen/Oldenburg Metropolitan Region is a body for the enclave area. To the southeast the state border runs through the Harz, low mountains that are part of the German Central Uplands, in northeast Lower Saxony is Lüneburg Heath
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Holzminden (district)
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Holzminden is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Hamelin-Pyrmont, Hildesheim and Northeim, the district was established in 1833 within the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg. It was moved to the Prussian Province of Hanover as part of an exchange in 1942. The last territorial modification was in 1974, the district is located in the Weserbergland mountains, roughly between Hamelin and Göttingen. The Weser River forms the border of the district and runs through its northern parts. The lion is taken from the arms of the County of Everstein, the bar in the bottom is symbolising the Weser River. Głubczyce County, Poland Metropolitan region Hannover-Braunschweig-Göttingen-Wolfsburg Media related to Landkreis Holzminden at Wikimedia Commons Official website
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Northeim (district)
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Northeim is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Holzminden, Hildesheim, Goslar and Göttingen, in medieval times the area had been part of the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg. Later the majority of it belonged to Hanover and then Prussia, in 1885 the Prussian government created districts in the newly acquired provinces. In 1884 the districts of Einbeck, Northeim, and Uslar were established, Northeim and Uslar were merged in 1932, and they were again merged with Einbeck in 1974. The districts area was enlarged in 1977, when some municipalities of neighbouring districts joined the Northeim district. The district is located in the Weserbergland mountains, the Weser forms the western border of the district. Another river, the Leine, runs through the district south to north. It is joined by the River Rhume which flows through the town of Northeim, metropolitan region Hannover-Braunschweig-Göttingen-Wolfsburg Media related to Landkreis Northeim at Wikimedia Commons Official website
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Goslar (district)
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Goslar is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Göttingen, Northeim, Hildesheim and Wolfenbüttel, the city of Salzgitter, the history of the district is linked with the city of Goslar. The district of Goslar was established in the 19th century by the Prussian government, the city of Goslar did not belong to the district until 1972, when it was eventually incorporated into the district. The region comprises the part of the Harz mountains. The Harz National Park is part of this district, the highest peak is the Wurmberg near Braunlage, also being the highest elevation of Lower Saxony. Above the small town of Altenau there is the source of the Oker river, the eagle is the heraldic animal of the city of Goslar, while the lion symbolises the municipality of Schladen. Schladen is not part of the district, but the lords of Schladen ruled over parts of the district in the early Middle Ages. Road Several federal highways cross the district of Goslar. These include the B4, B6, B 6n, B82, B241, B242, the district roads are, Rail The territory of the present rural district was joined to the railway network via the Brunswick–Bad Harzburg railway as early as 1840. In 1856 the Brunswick–Kreiensen railway via Seesen was built and, in 1866, in 1875 the Hildesheim–Goslar railway and the former Halberstadt–Vienenburg railway formed part of the link from Hanover via the North Harz to Halle. Later the lines from Seesen to Herzberg, Seesen to Goslar and Goslar to Bad Harzburg were added, the railway line via Clausthal-Zellerfeld to Altenau and the railway branches to Braunlage and St. Andreasberg have since been dismantled. Even the Derneburg–Seesen branch line is out of service, the former route from Halberstadt via Wasserleben, Vienenburg and Grauhof to Langelsheim served East-West through trains until 1945 but has also since disappeared. Scheduled buses Following the widespread closure of railways in the Harz the schedule bus services have gained great importance, media related to Landkreis Goslar at Wikimedia Commons Official website
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Salzgitter
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Salzgitter is an independent city in southeast Lower Saxony, Germany, located between Hildesheim and Braunschweig. Together with Wolfsburg and Braunschweig, Salzgitter is one of the seven Oberzentren of Lower Saxony, with 109,142 inhabitants and 223.94 square kilometres, its area is the largest in Lower Saxony and one of the largest in Germany. The main shopping street of the city is in the borough of Lebenstedt. The city is connected to the Mittellandkanal and the Elbe-Seitenkanal by a distributary, the nearest metropolises are Braunschweig, about 23 kilometres to the northeast, and Hanover, about 51 km to the northwest. The population of the City of Salzgitter has exceeded 100,000 inhabitants since its foundation in 1942, beside Wolfsburg, Leverkusen and Eisenhüttenstadt, Salzgitter is therefore one of the few cities in Germany founded during the 20th century. Until 31 March 1942, Salzgitter was the name of a town where the borough Salzgitter-Bad now is, from then until 1951, Salzgitter was the name of a borough of the city Watenstedt-Salzgitter that existed at the time. Salzgitter is located in a bride dell coated with loess, between the Oderwald Forest and the Salzgitter-Höhenzug, the city stretches up to 24 km from north to south and up to 19 km from east to west. The highest point is the hill Hamberg, located northwest of Salzgitter-Bad, the following cities, towns and municipalities, listed clockwise beginning in the northeast, border on the city of Salzgitter. These 31 boroughs are combined to 7 towns, each town has an elected mayor and town council. The name was derived from the neighbouring village Gitter as up dem solte to Gytere, which means salt near Gitter, later, Salzgitter belonged to the diocese of Hildesheim. When the diocese was transferred to Prussia in 1803, the law was reconfirmed, but taken away once more in 1815. In 1830, a bath was established in Salzgitter. After the Kingdom of Hanover was transferred to Prussia in 1866, Salzgitter became a Prussian municipality, prior to that, the towns Vorsalz and Liebenhall had been incorporated. Salzgitter now belonged to the Landkreis of Goslar and included, apart from Salzgitter itself, also small settlements like Gittertor. In 1936, Kniestedt was incorporated, it is part of Salzgitter-Bad now. Due to the iron ore body in Salzgitter, which had been mentioned first in 1310. In order to facilitate an unobstructed development of the smelting works, therefore, it was decreed in the Order about the area settlement around the Hermann-Göring-Werke Salzgitter, effective from 1 April 1942, to form a unified city district. As the neighbouring municipality Gitter had already incorporated in 1938
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Hamelin-Pyrmont
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Hamelin-Pyrmont is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Schaumburg, Hanover, Hildesheim and Holzminden, a district called Hamelin was established in 1885 within the Prussian Province of Hanover. At that time the city of Pyrmont was part of the Principality of Waldeck-Pyrmont, in 1921 Pyrmont decided in a plebiscite to leave Waldeck-Pyrmont and to join Prussia. The Prussian administration assigned the city to the district of Hamelin, in 1923 Hamelin became a district-free city and was not part of the district until 1973, when it was reincorporated. Further enlargements of the territory took place in 1974 and 1977. The district is located in the part of the Weserbergland mountains. The Weser River enters the district in the south, runs through Hamelin, the lion is the heraldic animal of the County of Everstein, which ruled over the territory until 1429. The red cross in the hands was the symbol of Pyrmont
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Hanover Region
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Hanover Region is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Heidekreis, Celle, Gifhorn, Peine, Hildesheim, Hamelin-Pyrmont, the District of Hanover has a unique legal status among the districts of Lower Saxony. It includes the City of Hanover, the capital, which has the same privileges as a city that is not part of a district. As a consequence, the District is much larger in population than any other district of the state and its administrative body is the Regionsparlament, headed by the Regionspräsident or region president. The members of the Regionsparlament are elected every five years. The City of Hanover was not part of the district until 2001, when the old Hanover District, during World War II, Hanover was the Headquarters of the Military District XI, which was responsible for Braunschweig, Anhalt, and part of Hanover. It was also the Garrison Town for the 71, the district surrounds the City of Hanover and includes the outskirts of its metropolitan area. The Leine river enters the district in the south, runs through Hanover, in the northwest is the Steinhuder Meer, a lake with an area of 32 km², within the region known as the Hanoverian Moor Geest. The coat of arms was granted on May 1,2003, the cloverleaf is from the arms of the City of Hanover. The lion was the animal of the Welfen family, which ruled the region from the Middle Ages until 1866
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