Lower Saxony

Lower Saxony (German: Niedersachsen [ˈniːdɐzaksn̩] (listen); Low German: Neddersassen; Saterland Frisian: Läichsaksen) is a German Bundesland (state).

Lower Saxony Niedersachsen
State of Germany
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Germany
Capital	Hanover
Government
• Minister President	Stephan Weil (SPD)
• Governing parties	SPD / Greens
Area
• Total	47,168 km2 (18,212 sq mi)
Population
• Total	8,002,916
• Density	170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Website	niedersachsen.de

Places

The capital is Hannover (Hanover).

There are 38 districts:

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

There are 8 urban districts

• Braunschweig (Brunswick)
• Delmenhorst
• Emden
• Oldenburg
• Osnabrück
• Salzgitter
• Wilhelmshaven
• Wolfsburg

Other important towns are Göttingen, Hildesheim and Goslar.

Other websites

• Official governmental portal (German)
• Official governmental portal (English) Archived 2005-03-08 at the Wayback Machine