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Uelzen (district)
Uelzen () is a districts of Germany, district () in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the south and clockwise) the districts of Gifhorn (district), Gifhorn, Celle (district), Celle, Heidekreis, Lüneburg (district), Lüneburg and Lüchow-Dannenberg, and by the state of Saxony-Anhalt (district of Altmarkkreis Salzwedel). The district capital is the town of Uelzen. History From the Middle Ages on the region was part of the duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg and its successor states. Geography The district comprises the eastern part of the Lüneburg Heath (''Lüneburger Heide''). The Ilmenau River, 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. Coat of arms The coat of arms displays: * three crosses, symbolising the monasteries of Ebstorf, Oldenstadt and Medingen, Lower Saxony, Medingen * the heraldic lion from the arms of Brunswick-Lüneburg Towns and municipalities Refe ...
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Uelzen
Uelzen (; ), officially the Hanseatic City of Uelzen (), is a town in northeast Lower Saxony, Germany, and capital of the district of Uelzen. It is part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region, a Hanseatic town and an independent municipality. Uelzen is characterised by timber-framed architecture and also has some striking examples of North German brick Gothic. The town earned pan-regional fame when Friedensreich Hundertwasser was selected to redesign the railway station: the final work of the celebrated Viennese artist and architect was ceremonially opened in 2000 as the Hundertwasser Station, Uelzen, and remains a popular tourism destination. The Polabian name for Uelzen is (spelled ''Wiltzaus'' in older German reference material), possibly derived from or (< Slavic *) 'alder'.


History

The town was founded in 1250. In 1270 Duke
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Ebstorf
Ebstorf is a municipality in the district of Uelzen, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately northwest of Uelzen, and south of Lüneburg. Ebstorf was the seat of the former ''Samtgemeinde A (, ; plural: ''Samtgemeinden'') is a type of administrative division in Lower Saxony, Germany. ''Samtgemeinden'' are local government associations of Municipalities of Germany, municipalities, equivalent to the ''Amt (administrative division) ...'' () Altes Amt Ebstorf. See also * Ebstorf Map References Uelzen (district) {{Uelzen-geo-stub ...
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Barum, Uelzen
Barum is a municipality in the district of Uelzen, in Lower Saxony, Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu .... References Uelzen (district) {{Uelzen-geo-stub ...
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Bad Bevensen
Bad Bevensen (West Low German: ''Bemsen'') is a town in the north of the district Uelzen in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated to the east of the Lüneburg Heath (''Lüneburger Heide''). The Ilmenau river, a tributary of the Elbe, flows through Bad Bevensen. Bad Bevensen is a well-known spa town. Bad Bevensen is the seat of the ''Samtgemeinde'' ("collective municipality") Bevensen-Ebstorf. Incorporated into the municipality are the villages of Gollern, Groß Hesebeck, Jastorf, Klein Bünstorf, Klein Hesebeck, Medingen, Röbbel, Sasendorf and Seedorf. Jastorf is situated some south of the town center. It is the site of an Iron Age cemetery which gave the name of the Jastorf culture. In the run-up to the G20 summit in 2017, left-wing extremists set a fire in the town.
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Altenmedingen
Altenmedingen is a municipality in the district of Uelzen, in Lower Saxony, Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu .... References Uelzen (district) {{Uelzen-geo-stub ...
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Bevensen-Ebstorf
Bevensen-Ebstorf is a ''Samtgemeinde'' ("collective municipality") in the district of Uelzen, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Its seat is in the town Bad Bevensen. It was formed on 1 November 2011 by the merger of the former ''Samtgemeinden'' Bevensen and Altes Amt Ebstorf. The ''Samtgemeinde'' Bevensen-Ebstorf consists of the following municipalities: # Altenmedingen # Bad Bevensen1, 2 # Barum # Emmendorf # Ebstorf Ebstorf is a municipality in the district of Uelzen, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately northwest of Uelzen, and south of Lüneburg. Ebstorf was the seat of the former ''Samtgemeinde A (, ; plural: ''Samtgemeinden'' ... # Hanstedt # Himbergen # Jelmstorf # Natendorf # Römstedt # Schwienau # Weste # Wriedel Samtgemeinden in Lower Saxony Uelzen (district) {{Uelzen-geo-stub ...
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Wrestedt
Wrestedt is a municipality in the district of Uelzen, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 7 km south of Uelzen. Wrestedt is the seat of the ''Samtgemeinde A (, ; plural: ''Samtgemeinden'') is a type of administrative division in Lower Saxony, Germany. ''Samtgemeinden'' are local government associations of Municipalities of Germany, municipalities, equivalent to the ''Amt (administrative division) ...'' ("collective municipality") Aue, which consists of the municipalities Bad Bodenteich, Lüder, Soltendieck, and Wrestedt. References External linksVillage website Uelzen (district) {{Uelzen-geo-stub ...
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Soltendieck
Soltendieck is a municipality in the district of Uelzen, in Lower Saxony, Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu .... References Municipalities in Lower Saxony Uelzen (district) {{Uelzen-geo-stub ...
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Lüder
Lüder is a municipality in the district of Uelzen, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Through the area flows a small river of the same name, with its source in the upland bog of the Völzberger Köpfchen and its mouth where it flows into the Fulda Fulda () (historically in English called Fuld) is a city in Hesse, Germany; it is located on the river Fulda and is the administrative seat of the Fulda district (''Kreis''). In 1990, the city hosted the 30th Hessentag state festival. Histor .... References Municipalities in Lower Saxony Uelzen (district) {{Uelzen-geo-stub ...
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Bad Bodenteich
Bad Bodenteich ( Eastphalian: ''Bonndiek'') is a municipality in the district of Uelzen, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 17 km southeast of Uelzen. Bad Bodenteich was the seat of the former ''Samtgemeinde A (, ; plural: ''Samtgemeinden'') is a type of administrative division in Lower Saxony, Germany. ''Samtgemeinden'' are local government associations of Municipalities of Germany, municipalities, equivalent to the ''Amt (administrative division) ...'' ("collective municipality") Bodenteich. References Uelzen (district) Spa towns in Germany {{Uelzen-geo-stub ...
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Aue (Samtgemeinde)
Aue is a ''Samtgemeinde'' ("collective municipality") in the district of Uelzen, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Its seat is in the village Wrestedt. It was formed on 1 November 2011 by the merger of the former ''Samtgemeinden'' Wrestedt and Bodenteich. The ''Samtgemeinde'' Aue consists of the following municipalities: # Bad Bodenteich # Lüder # Soltendieck # Wrestedt Wrestedt is a municipality in the district of Uelzen, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 7 km south of Uelzen. Wrestedt is the seat of the ''Samtgemeinde A (, ; plural: ''Samtgemeinden'') is a type of administrative ... References {{coord, 52.87, N, 10.63, E, display=title, source:dewiki Samtgemeinden in Lower Saxony Uelzen (district) ...
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Bienenbüttel
Bienenbüttel is a free municipality in the district of Uelzen, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Ilmenau, approximately north of Uelzen, and southeast of Lüneburg. Bienenbüttel is a part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region and of the Lüneburg Heath (). Bienenbüttel is the seat of the Einheitsgemeinde ("free municipality") Bienenbüttel. Incorporated into the municipality are the villages of Bargdorf, Beverbeck with Grünewald, Bornsen, Edendorf, Eitzen I with Bardenhagen, Grünhagen, Hohenbostel, Hohnstorf, Niendorf, Rieste with Neu-Rieste, Steddorf with Neu-Steddorf, Varendorf, Wichmannsburg and Wulfstorf. Bienenbüttel is located on the Elbe Lateral Canal, a long waterway, and has a station on the highspeed Hanover–Hamburg railway (Hamburg-Uelzen-Hannover Hanover ( ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the States of Germany, German state of Lower Saxony. Its population of 535,932 (2021) makes it the List of cities in Germany by population, ...
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