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

Introduction

Coat of Arms

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

National colors

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

General informations

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

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.

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

Independent Cities

Braunschweig	Delmenhorst	Emden	Oldenburg
Osnabrück	Salzgitter	Wilhelmshaven	Wolfsburg

Religious Division

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

Genealogical and historical societies

Genealogical societies

Historical societies

Genealogical and historcial documents

Bibliography

Internetlinks

Official Websites

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

Genealogical Websites

• Ostfriesen Genealogy Mailing List

Miscellaneous Websites

The Lower Saxony Institute for the Research of Regional History