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Lüchow-Dannenberg
Statistics
State:	Lower Saxony
Capital:	Lüchow
Adm. Region:	Lüneburg
Area:	1220 km²
Inhabitants:	51,800 (2002)
pop. density:	42 inh./km²
Car identification:	DAN
Homepage:	http://www.luechow-dannenberg.de
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In medieval times the counties of Lüchow and Dannenberg occupied the area (from the early 12th century on). These counties were originally Slavic states, that lost their independence to the duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg in the beginning of the 14th century.

In medieval times the district's area was ruled by the duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg resp. its partial states. There were two independent counties, which were originally Slavic states, that lost their independence to the dukes in the beginning in 1303.

The area was ruled by Lüneburg until 1705 and became then a part of the duchy of Hanover. When Hanover was annexed by PrussiaThe word Prussia ( German: Preussen (Preussen Polish: Prusy Lithuanian: Prusai Latin: Borussia has had various (often contradictory) meanings: The land of the Baltic Prussians (in what is now parts of southern Lithuania, the Kaliningrad exclave of Russia (1866), the districts of Lüchow and Dannenberg were established.

In 19321932 is the leap year starting on Friday. see link for calendar) Events January-February January 3 British arrest and intern Mohandas Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel January 8 In Britain the Archbishop of Canterbury forbids church remarriage of divorcees Jan the two district Lüchow and Dannenberg were merged into the current district.

2 Current issues

Since the end of the 1990s the financial problems of the communes in the district grew more and more severe. To save money spend for administration a major communal reform is currently discussed. The two most likely outcomes of the reform would be either a conversion of the district to a urban district, in which the 27 municipalities will then become boroughs of one town. The other discussed solution is the merger into two Samtgemeinden. Also the dissolving of the district and inclusion of the two remaining Samtgemeinden into the districts Lüneburg and Uelzen are discussed.

3 Geography

The district is named for the two main towns. It is better known as the Wendland, a designation referring to the Slavic people of the WendsThe Wends are partly a term by some held equivalent to Vandals through a latinized form of Wendland, and partly a German abbrevation (also often used in English) for some Slavic people from north-central Europe. The term has not historically enjoyed consi, who lived there till the 18th century17th century 18th century 19th century more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701- 1800; however, historians will sometimes specifically refer to the 18th Century as 1715- 89, - the last known user of the local dialect of Polabian language died in 1752. The landscape is characterised by riverside woodlands along the ElbeThe Elbe River ( Czech Labe Sorbian/Lusatian Lobjo Polish Laba is one of the major waterways of central Europe. It originates in the North West Czech Republic before traversing much of Germany and finally emptying into the North Sea. Geography Elbe rises river and a hilly countryside.

In addition the Wendland is known for the tiny village of Gorleben , where a disposal place for radioactive wasteRadioactive waste is waste material containing radioactive chemical elements which does not have a practical purpose. It is often the product of a nuclear process, such as nuclear fission. Waste can also be generated from the processing of fuel for nuclea was established. Gorleben is a site of clashes between the police and protestersEnvironmentalism is activism aimed at improving the environment, particularly nature. This activism is usually based on the ideology of an environmental movement, and often takes the form of public education programs, advocacy, legislation and treaties. since the 1980s.

4 Coat of arms

The coat of arms displays:

a fir, which was the heraldic symbol of the counts of Dannenberg
three yellow rhombs from the arms of the counts of Lüchow

5 Towns and municipalities

Towns	Samtgemeinden
Dannenberg Hitzacker Lüchow Schnackenburg Wustrow	Clenze Dannenberg Gartow Hitzacker Lüchow

6 External link

Official website (German)

Rural and urban districts of Lower Saxony

Districts of Lower Saxony

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1 History