Lower Saxony

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Localization of the state Lower Saxony within Germany

Contents 1 Introduction 1.1 Coat of Arms 1.2 National colors 2 General informations 2.1 Political structure 2.1.1 Counties 2.1.2 Independent Cities 2.2 Religious Division 2.3 Historical political structure 3 Genealogical and historical societies 3.1 Genealogical societies 3.2 Historical societies 4 Genealogical and historcial documents 5 Bibliography 6 Internetlinks 6.1 Official Websites 6.2 Genealogical Websites 6.3 Miscellaneous Websites

[edit] Introduction

[edit] Coat of Arms

The Lower Saxony Coat of Arms shows a jumping white horse on red ground.

[edit] National colors

The national colors of Lower Saxony are black, red and gold.

[edit] General informations

here: description of the area, frontiers, size, population

[edit] Political structure

(As of 1 January 2005)

Lower Saxony consists of 38 Counties (in german Kreis) and 8 independent Cities. The former Administrative Districts Braunschweig, Hannover, Lüneburg and Weser-Ems were dissolved at 31 December 2004.

[edit] Counties

Ammerland	Aurich	County Grafschaft Bentheim	Celle
Cloppenburg	Cuxhaven	Diepholz	Emsland
Friesland (Frisia)	Gifhorn	Goslar	Göttingen
Hameln-Pyrmont	Region Hannover	Harburg	Helmstedt
Hildesheim	Holzminden	Leer	Lüchow-Dannenberg
Lüneburg	Nienburg/Weser	Northeim	Oldenburg
Osnabrück	Osterholz	Osterode on Harz	Peine
Rotenburg (Wümme)	Schaumburg	Soltau-Fallingbostel	Stade
Uelzen	Vechta	Verden	Wesermarsch
Wittmund	Wolfenbüttel

[edit] Independent Cities

Braunschweig	Delmenhorst	Emden	Oldenburg
Osnabrück	Salzgitter	Wilhelmshaven	Wolfsburg

[edit] Religious Division

[edit] Historical political structure

Historical territories on the area of Lower Saxony:

• Kingdom Hannover (till 1866)
• Prussian Province Hannover (1866-1946)
• Grand Duchy Oldenburg (Free State 1918-1946)
• Principality Schaumburg-Lippe
• Duchy Braunschweig

[edit] Genealogical and historical societies

[edit] Genealogical societies

[edit] Historical societies

[edit] Genealogical and historcial documents

[edit] Bibliography

[edit] Internetlinks

[edit] Official Websites

• Official Website of the Federal State Lower Saxony
• East Frisian Embassy Ostfriesischen Botschaft

[edit] Genealogical Websites

• Ostfriesen Genealogy Mailing List

[edit] Miscellaneous Websites

The Lower Saxony Institute for the Research of Regional History