Soltau

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Soltau
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Soltau
Soltau (Germany)
Soltau
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Soltau-Fallingbostel
Mayor Wilhelm Ruhkopf (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area 203.24 km² (78.5 sq mi)
Elevation 57 m  (187 ft)
Population 22,044  (30/06/2005)
 - Density 108 /km² (281 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate SFA
Postal code 29614
Area code 05191
Website www.soltau.de

Coordinates: 52°59′0″N 9°50′0″E / 52.98333, 9.83333
Norddeutsches Spielzeugmuseum, Soltau
Norddeutsches Spielzeugmuseum, Soltau

Soltau (IPA: [ˈzɔltaʊ]) is a town in the Luneburg Heath in district of Soltau-Fallingbostel, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

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[edit] History

The first written document mentioning Soltau dates from the year 937. In the year 1388 Soltau received city rights.

Until 1977 Soltau was the capital of the district Soltau, which was then merged with the district Fallingbostel to form the new district Soltau-Fallingbostel.

[edit] Coat of arms

The coat of arms of the city Soltau shows the lion of the Welfen dynasty behind a red city gate. The lion was present already in the oldest city seal from around the year 1400 as the city belonged to the Dukes of Lüneburg, of the Welfen dynasty. Later the lion was depicted lying on the city gate, since the 19th century it is depicted behind the gate.

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