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Holzminden
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State: Lower Saxony
Capital:Holzminden
Adm. Region:Hanover
Area:692 km²
Inhabitants:80,300 (2002)
pop. density:116 inh./km²
Car identification:HOL
Homepage:http://www.landkreis-holzminden.de' class='external' title="http://www.landkreis-holzminden.de">landkreis-holzminden.de
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Holzminden is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Hamelin-Pyrmont, Hildesheim and Northeim, and by the state of North Rhine-Westphalia (districts of Höxter and Lippe).

1 History

The district was established in 1833 within the duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg. The last territorial modification was in 1974.

2 Geography

The district is located in the Weserbergland mountains, roughly between Hamelin and Göttingen. The Weser river forms the southwestern border of the district and runs through its northern parts.

3 Coat of arms

The lion is taken from the arms of the county of Everstein; the counts ruled over the region in the 14th century and were the founders of the city of Holzminden. The bar in the bottom is symbolising the Weser river.

4 Towns and municipalities

Towns Samtgemeinden Free municipalitiesA municipality or general-purpose district (see also: special-purpose district) is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government. Municipalities are not necessa
  1. Bodenwerder
  2. Eschershausen
  3. Holzminden
  4. Stadtoldendorf
  1. Bevern
  2. Bodenwerder
  3. Boffzen
  4. Eschershausen
  5. Polle
  6. Stadtoldendorf
  1. Delligsen

5 External links


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