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Lüneburg | |
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Regierungsbezirk | |
Lüneburg (1978-2004) in Lower Saxony | |
Country | Germany |
State | Lower Saxony |
Disestablished | 2004-12-31 |
Region seat | Lüneburg |
Area | |
• Total | 15,507.1 km (5,987.3 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,702,179 |
• Density | 110/km (280/sq mi) |
GDP | |
• Total | €52.524 billion (2021) |
Lüneburg was one of the four Regierungsbezirke of Lower Saxony, Germany, located in the north of the federal state between the three cities Bremen, Hamburg and Hanover.
The region was created under royal Hanoverian rule in 1823 as Landdrostei Lüneburg (roughly: High Bailiwick of Lüneburg), renamed Regierungsbezirk (roughly: governorate) in 1885, when it was a subdivision of the Prussian province of Hanover. On 1 February 1978 the Lüneburg Region incorporated the neighbouring Stade Region. The governorate, like all the other Lower Saxon governorates, was dissolved in 2004.
Kreise (districts)
- Celle
- Cuxhaven
- Harburg
- Lüchow-Dannenberg
- Lüneburg
- Osterholz
- Rotenburg
- Heidekreis
- Stade
- Uelzen
- Verden
References
- "EU regions by GDP, Eurostat". Retrieved 18 September 2023.
Former administrative and government regions in Lower Saxony | ||
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Regions (1946-1978) | ||
Regions (1978-2004) |
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Categories:- Former states and territories of Lower Saxony
- History of Lüneburg
- Government regions of Prussia
- States and territories established in 1885
- States and territories disestablished in 2004
- 1823 establishments in the Kingdom of Hanover
- 2004 disestablishments in Germany
- Former government regions of Germany
- NUTS 2 statistical regions of the European Union
- NUTS 2 statistical regions of Germany