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Map of Lower Saxony. Lower Saxony [a] is a German state (Land) in northwestern Germany.It is the second-largest state by land area, with 47,614 km 2 (18,384 sq mi), and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 Länder of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Alfeld is a town in the state of Lower Saxony, Germany.Located on the Leine river and situated approximately 20 km southwest of Hildesheim, it is the second biggest city in the district of Hildesheim in southern Lower Saxony and part of the Metropolitan region Hannover-Braunschweig-Göttingen-Wolfsburg.
The origin of the name Osnabrück is disputed. The suffix -brück suggests a bridge over or to something (from German Brücke = bridge) but the prefix Osna-is explained in at least two different ways: the traditional explanation is that today's name is a corruption [clarification needed] of Ossenbrügge (westphalian meaning "oxen bridge"), which is etymologically and historically impossible ...
Lüneburg, [a] officially the Hanseatic City of Lüneburg [b] and also known in English as Lunenburg, [c] is a town in the German state of Lower Saxony.It is located about 50 km (31 mi) southeast of another Hanseatic city, Hamburg, and belongs to that city's wider metropolitan region.
Spiekeroog was a frequent vacation destination for various German presidents. Gustav Heinemann , Richard von Weizsäcker and Johannes Rau (who got married on the island) spent their holidays here. As a North Sea coastal resort the island is home to various health institutions including a wellness centre, a mother/child health centre and an ...
Bad Zwischenahn (German pronunciation: [ˌbaːt ˈt͜svɪʃn̩ˀaːn]; Low German: Twüschenahn) is a town and a municipality in the low-lying Ammerland district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is on Zwischenahner Meer, approximately 15 km northwest of Oldenburg and about 70 km south of the North Sea coast.
The Autostadt is a visitor attraction next to the Volkswagen factory that features the company's model range: Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Ducati, Lamborghini, MAN, Neoplan, Porsche, Scania, SEAT, Škoda Auto and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles. Wolfsburg is one of the few German cities built during the first half of the 20th century as a planned city.
Osterode am Harz, often simply called Osterode (German: [ˌɔstəˈʁoːdə] ⓘ; Eastphalian: Ostroe), is a town in south-eastern Lower Saxony in central Germany on the south-western edge of the Harz mountains. It was the seat of government of the district of Osterode. Osterode is located on the German Timber-Frame Road.