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Uelzen (district)

Coordinates: 53°00′N 10°35′E / 53.0°N 10.58°E / 53.0; 10.58
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Uelzen
District
Flag of Uelzen
Flag
Coat of arms of Uelzen
Coat of arms
Map
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
CapitalUelzen
Government
 • District admin.Heiko Blume (CDU)
Area
 • Total
1,454 km2 (561 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2022)[1]
 • Total
94,362
 • Density65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationUE
Websitelandkreis-uelzen.de

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

History

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

Geography

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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.

Coat of arms

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The coat of arms displays:

  • three crosses, symbolising the monasteries of Ebstorf, Oldenstadt and Medingen
  • the heraldic lion from the arms of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Towns and municipalities

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WrestedtEimkeSuderburgGerdauWrestedtRätzlingenSchwienauEbstorfEmmendorfWriedelWriedelBarumHanstedtNatendorfJelmstorfUelzenBienenbüttelRömstedtAltenmedingenBad BevensenCelle (district)HeidekreisUelzen (district)Lower SaxonyLüneburg (district)Gifhorn (district)Saxony-AnhaltLüchow-DannenbergLüderBad BodenteichSoltendieckWrestedtSuhlendorfOetzenWesteHimbergenStoetzeRosche
Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district
Towns Samtgemeinden
  1. Uelzen


Free municipalities

  1. Bienenbüttel
  1. Bad Bodenteich
  2. Lüder
  3. Soltendieck
  4. Wrestedt1
  1. Altenmedingen
  2. Bad Bevensen1, 2
  3. Barum
  4. Emmendorf
  5. Ebstorf
  6. Hanstedt
  7. Himbergen
  8. Jelmstorf
  9. Natendorf
  10. Römstedt
  11. Schwienau
  12. Weste
  13. Wriedel
  1. Oetzen
  2. Rätzlingen
  3. Rosche1
  4. Stoetze
  5. Suhlendorf
  1. Eimke
  2. Gerdau
  3. Suderburg1
1seat of the Samtgemeinde; 2town

References

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  1. ^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
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Media related to Landkreis Uelzen at Wikimedia Commons

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