Uelzen (district)

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Uelzen

Map of Lower Saxony highlighting the district of Uelzen
State Lower Saxony
District seat Uelzen
Area 1454 km²
Population 97,400 (2003)
Pop. density 67 /km²
Licence plate code UE
Web page landkreis-uelzen.de

Uelzen (IPA: [ˈʏltsən]) is a district (Landkreis) in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the south and clockwise) the districts of Gifhorn, Celle, Soltau-Fallingbostel, Lüneburg and Lüchow-Dannenberg, and by the state of Saxony-Anhalt (district of Altmarkkreis Salzwedel).

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[edit] History

From medieval times on the region was part of the duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg and its successor states.

[edit] Geography

The district comprises the eastern part of the Lüneburg Heath (Lüneburger Heide). The Ilmenau river has its source in the district. From here it runs northwards to the town of Lüneburg. The countryside is flat and sparsely populated.

[edit] Coat of arms

Coat of arms The coat of arms displays:
  • three crosses, symbolising the monasteries of Ebstorf, Oldenstadt and Medingen
  • the heraldic lion from the arms of Brunswick-Lüneburg

[edit] Towns and municipalities

Towns Samtgemeinden
  1. Uelzen


Free municipalities

  1. Bienenbüttel
  1. Ebstorf1
  2. Hanstedt
  3. Natendorf
  4. Schwienau
  5. Wriedel
  1. Altenmedingen
  2. Bad Bevensen1, 2
  3. Barum
  4. Emmendorf
  5. Himbergen
  6. Jelmstorf
  7. Römstedt
  8. Weste
  1. Bad Bodenteich1
  2. Lüder
  3. Soltendieck
  1. Oetzen
  2. Rätzlingen
  3. Rosche1
  4. Stoetze
  5. Suhlendorf
  1. Eimke
  2. Gerdau
  3. Suderburg1
  1. Stadensen
  2. Wieren
  3. Wrestedt1
1seat of the Samtgemeinde; 2town

[edit] External links

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