Braunschweig or Landkreis Braunschweig was a district in
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony is a States of Germany, German state (') in Northern Germany, northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ' of the Germany, Federal Re ...
, Germany. The
administrative centre
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In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgi ...
of the district was the
independent city
An independent city or independent town is a city or town that does not form part of another general-purpose local government entity (such as a province).
Historical precursors
In the Holy Roman Empire, and to a degree in its successor states ...
of
Braunschweig
Braunschweig () or Brunswick ( ; from Low German , local dialect: ) is a List of cities and towns in Germany, city in Lower Saxony, Germany, north of the Harz Mountains at the farthest navigable point of the river Oker, which connects it to the ...
, which, however, was not part of the district itself.
The district was disbanded on 28 February 1974, as part of a district reform in Lower Saxony. The main part of the district was incorporated into the city of Braunschweig, while smaller parts were merged into the districts of
Helmstedt
Helmstedt (; Eastphalian: ''Helmstidde'') is a town on the eastern edge of the German state of Lower Saxony. It is the capital of the District of Helmstedt. The historic university and Hanseatic city conserves an important monumental heritage o ...
,
Peine
Peine (; Eastphalian: ''Paane'') is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany, capital of the district Peine. It is situated on the river Fuhse and the Mittellandkanal, approximately west of Braunschweig, northeast of Hildesheim, and east of Hanover ...
, and
Wolfenbüttel
Wolfenbüttel (; ) is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany, the administrative capital of Wolfenbüttel District
Wolfenbüttel (; ) is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany, the administrative capital of Wolfenbüttel (district), Wolfenbüttel Distri ...
.
At the time of its disestablishment, the district consisted of:
* the
municipalities
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
of
Abbenrode
Abbenrode is a village and a former municipality in the district of Harz, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2010, it has been part of the municipality of Nordharz.
The village is situated north of the Harz mountain range, near the Ec ...
, Alvesse, Beienrode, Bettmar,
Bevenrode,
Bienrode, Bodenstedt, Bortfeld,
Broitzem,
Cremlingen, Denstorf,
Destedt, Dibbesdorf, Duttenstedt,
Erkerode, Essehof, Essenrode, Essinghausen, Flechtorf, Fürstenau, Gardessen, Groß-Brunsrode, Groß-Gleidingen, Harvesse,
Hemkenrode, Hötzum,
Hondelage, Hordorf, Klein-Brunsrode, Klein-Gleidingen,
Klein-Schöppenstedt, Köchingen, Lamme,
Lehre, Liedingen, Lucklum, Mascherode, Meerdorf, Neubrück, Niedersickte, Obersickte, Rautheim,
Rüningen
Rüningen is a ''Stadtbezirk'' (borough) on the river Oker in the southern part of Braunschweig, Germany.
History
The village of Rüningen was first mentioned as ''Riungi'' in documents during the late 8th century. The village outside of Braunsc ...
,
Schandelah, Schapen, Schulenrode, Sierße, Sonnenberg, Sophiental,
Stöckheim bei Braunschweig, Thune, Timmerlah, Vallstedt, Vechelade,
Vechelde,
Veltheim (Ohe),
Völkenrode, Volkmarode,
Waggum, Wahle, Watenbüttel,
Weddel, Wedtlenstedt,
Wendeburg, Wenden, Wendezelle, Wendhausen, Wierthe, and Zweidorf
* the
unincorporated area
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s of Beienrode, Buchhorst, Essehof I, Essehof II, Essehof III, Meerdorfer Holz, Querum, Sophiental I, Sophiental II, and Wendhausen.
The
exclave
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of
Thedinghausen had already been incorporated into the district of
Verden in 1972.
''Die Samtgemeinde''
(in German), accessed 24 September 2013.
References
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Former districts of Lower Saxony
Duchy of Brunswick
History of Brunswick
1974 disestablishments in West Germany