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Lower saxony ​((of)Niedersachsen)
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Country	Germany
Regional capital	Hanover
Area	47 624 km²
Population	7 774 253 hab. (2012)
Density	163,24 inhab./km²
Spindle	UTC 01:00, UTC 02:00
Location
52 ° 45 ′ 22 ″ N 9 ° 23 ′ 35 ″ E
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The Lower saxony is a Land of North of the'Germany

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Cities

• 52.3744449.7386111 Hanover (Hannover)  (last update Feb. 2018)

• 52.62555610.08252 That  – This small town aroundHanover is known for its picturesque town center, its many restored half-timbered houses and its castle which was one of the residences of the House of Brunswick-Lüneburg. (last update Feb. 2018)

• 52.159.953 Hildesheim  – Although 90% destroyed during WWII, the historic center of this town nearHanover, then rebuilt, has retained much of its old charm. (last update Feb. 2018)

• 52.26916710.5211114 Brunswick  – Second largest city in Lower Saxony, after Hanover (last update Feb. 2018)

• 52.42305610.7872225 Wolfsburg (Wolfsburg)  – Located on the longest canal inGermany, the Mittellandkanal, the city is known to be the headquarters of the car manufacturer Volkswagen. (last update Feb. 2018)

• 52.16222210.5369446 Wolfenbüttel  – Former residence of the Dukes of Brunswick, the town was spared from war and still maintains its historic character. (last update Feb. 2018)

• 51.5338899.9355567 Goettingen  – Important university center (last update Feb. 2018)

• 53.1438898.2138898 Oldenburg  – University town and former residence of the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg (last update Feb. 2018)

• 52.2788898.0430569 Osnabrück  – The city suffered greatly from Allied bombardments during WWII, being over 60% destroyed. (last update Feb. 2018)

• 53.5744447.90083310 Jever  – A former medieval port on the North Sea, Jever is today a state approved tourist town. It is best known for the internationally renowned beer of the same name. (last update Feb. 2018)

• 53.252510.41444411 Lüneburg  – Remarkably rich city in the Middle Ages, thanks to salt extracted in several factories in the area, then exported to neighboring fiefdoms. The salt works closed in 1980. (last update Feb. 2018)

• 52.1905569.08138912 Rinteln  – Schaumburg Castle. (last update Feb. 2018)

Other destinations

• Lüneburg Heath A large wooded region in a triangle located between the towns of Hamburg, Bream and Hanover. The moor is crossed by a large footpath, the Freudenthalweg.

East Frisian Islands:

• 53.5867996.674081 Borkum  – the westernmost of the East Frisian Islands (last update Feb. 2018)

• 53.6796296.9796372 Juist  (last update Feb. 2018)

• 53.7058027.155743 Norderney  – The entire eastern half of the island belongs to the Lower Saxony Wadden National Park. Access to the park is limited, as it is subdivided into zones of different accessibility for the protection of wildlife (last update Feb. 2018)

• 53.7282017.3707034 Baltrum  – Nicknamed the Sleeping Beauty of the North Sea, this small island (5 km x 1,4 km) occupies the center of the East Frisian Islands archipelago between its counterparts at Norderney and Langeoog. (last update Feb. 2018)

• 53.7420117.4850945 Langeoog  (last update Feb. 2018)

• 53.7710377.6957376 Spiekeroog  (last update Feb. 2018)

• 53.78977.9100997 Wangerooge  – the easternmost of the East Frisian Islands. Cars are not allowed on the territory of the island for the tranquility of residents and vacationers, with the exception of emergency vehicles and some electric vehicles that serve as taxis or transport goods. (last update Feb. 2018)

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