Lower Saxony

Lower Saxony
Niedersachsen

Map
Flag and Arms
Flag	Coat of arms
Basic facts
capital:	Hanover
area:	47,168 km² (18,212 sq mi)
population:	8002916
Pop density:	168 per km²
Politics
Ruling party:	CDU
Minister President:	David McAllister
Website
http://niedersachsen.de

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

Places

The capital is Hannover (Hanover).

There are 38 districts:

Ammerland Aurich Bentheim Celle Cloppenburg Cuxhaven Diepholz Emsland Friesland Gifhorn Goslar Göttingen Hamelin-Pyrmont (Hameln-Pyrmont)	Hanover (Hannover) Harburg Helmstedt Hildesheim Holzminden Leer Lüchow-Dannenberg Lüneburg Nienburg Northeim Oldenburg Osnabrück Osterholz	Osterode Peine Rotenburg Schaumburg Soltau-Fallingbostel Stade Uelzen Vechta Verden Wesermarsch Wittmund Wolfenbüttel

There are 8 urban districts

• Braunschweig (Brunswick)
• Delmenhorst
• Emden
• Oldenburg
• Osnabrück
• Salzgitter
• Wilhelmshaven
• Wolfsburg

Other important towns are Göttingen, Hildesheim and Goslar.

Other websites

• Official governmental portal (German)
• Official governmental portal (English)