Lower Saxony

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Lower Saxony
Niedersachsen
—  State of Germany  —

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Coat of arms
Coordinates: 52°35′N 9°08′E / 52.59°N 9.14°E / 52.59; 9.14Coordinates: 52°35′N 9°08′E / 52.59°N 9.14°E / 52.59; 9.14
Country Germany
Capital Hanover
Government
 • Minister President David McAllister (CDU)
 • Governing party CDU
Area
 • Total 47,168 km2 (18,212 sq mi)
Population
 • Total 8,002,916
 • Density 169.6683/km2 (439.439/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
NUTS Region
Website niedersachsen.de

Lower Saxony (German: Niedersachsen) is a German Bundesland (state).

Places [change]

The capital is Hannover (Hanover).

There are 38 districts:

Map of Lower Saxony with the district boundaries
  1. Ammerland
  2. Aurich
  3. Bentheim
  4. Celle
  5. Cloppenburg
  6. Cuxhaven
  7. Diepholz
  8. Emsland
  9. Friesland
  10. Gifhorn
  11. Goslar
  12. Göttingen
  13. Hamelin-Pyrmont (Hameln-Pyrmont)
  1. Hanover (Hannover)
  2. Harburg
  3. Helmstedt
  4. Hildesheim
  5. Holzminden
  6. Leer
  7. Lüchow-Dannenberg
  8. Lüneburg
  9. Nienburg
  10. Northeim
  11. Oldenburg
  12. Osnabrück
  13. Osterholz
  1. Osterode
  2. Peine
  3. Rotenburg
  4. Schaumburg
  5. Soltau-Fallingbostel
  6. Stade
  7. Uelzen
  8. Vechta
  9. Verden
  10. Wesermarsch
  11. Wittmund
  12. Wolfenbüttel

There are 8 urban districts

Other important towns are Göttingen, Hildesheim and Goslar.

Other websites [change]
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Former states

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