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(Redirected from Landkreis Holzminden) District in Lower Saxony, Germany District in Lower Saxony, Germany
Holzminden
District
Flag of HolzmindenFlagCoat of arms of HolzmindenCoat of arms
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
CapitalHolzminden
Government
 • District admin.Michael Schünemann
Area
 • Total692 km (267 sq mi)
Population
 • Total70,911
 • Density100/km (270/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationHOL
Websitelandkreis-holzminden.de

Holzminden (German pronunciation: [hɔltsˈmɪndn̩]) is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany, with the town of Holzminden as its administrative capital. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Hamelin-Pyrmont, Hildesheim and Northeim, and by the state of North Rhine-Westphalia (districts of Höxter and Lippe).

History

The district was established in 1833 within the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg. It was moved to the Prussian Province of Hanover as part of a territorial exchange in 1942. The last territorial modification was in 1974.

Geography

The district is located in the Weserbergland mountains, roughly between Hamelin and Göttingen. The Weser River forms the southwestern border of the district and runs through its northern parts.

Coat of arms

The lion is taken from the arms of the County of Everstein; the counts ruled over the region in the 14th century and were the founders of the City of Holzminden. The bar in the bottom is symbolising the Weser River.

Towns and municipalities

Holzminden (district)Lower SaxonyHesseNorth Rhine-WestphaliaHamelin-PyrmontHildesheim (district)Northeim (district)LauenfördeDerentalFürstenbergBoffzenHolzmindenHeinadeHeinsenBevernDeensenWangelnstedtEimenStadtoldendorfLenneArholzenPolleVahlbruchOttensteinBrevördeHehlenNegenbornGolmbachHolenbergHeyenHalleDielmissenBodenwerderPegestorfKirchbrakLüerdissenEschershausenHolzenDelligsenBoffzen (unincorporated area)Unincorporated area in Holzminden district
Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district
Towns Samtgemeinden
  1. Holzminden


Free municipalities

  1. Delligsen
  1. Bevern
  2. Golmbach
  3. Holenberg
  4. Negenborn
  1. Bodenwerder
  2. Brevörde
  3. Halle
  4. Hehlen
  5. Heinsen
  6. Heyen
  7. Kirchbrak
  8. Ottenstein
  9. Pegestorf
  10. Polle
  11. Vahlbruch
  1. Boffzen
  2. Derental
  3. Fürstenberg
  4. Lauenförde
  1. Arholzen
  2. Deensen
  3. Dielmissen
  4. Eimen
  5. Eschershausen
  6. Heinade
  7. Holzen
  8. Lenne
  9. Lüerdissen
  10. Stadtoldendorf
  11. Wangelnstedt
seat of the Samtgemeinde; town

Partner regions

See also

References

  1. "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.

External links

Media related to Landkreis Holzminden at Wikimedia Commons

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51°50′N 9°30′E / 51.83°N 9.5°E / 51.83; 9.5

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