Lüneburg (district)
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| State: | Lower Saxony | |||||||||||||||||
| Capital: | Lüneburg
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| Area:||1323.1 km²
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| Inhabitants:||173,164 (2003)
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| pop. density:||130.9 inh./km²
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| Car identification:||LG
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| Homepage:||http://www.lueneburg.de
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HistoryThe history of the region has ever been influenced by the City of Lüneburg; see there for more details. The district was established after the Kingdom of Hanover was annexed by Prussia in 1866. In 1993 the municipality of Amt Neuhaus joined Lower Saxony and the District of Lüneburg. This region had always been ruled by Lüneburg before the division of Germany made it a part of East Germany after 1945. It is hence one of the very few municipalities of the former East Germany that are now part of a West German state. GeographyThe district is characterised by the Lüneburg Heath (Lüneburger Heide) in the south and the riverside woodlands along the Elbe. Though most of the district is located south of the river, there is a small portion around the municipality of Amt Neuhaus on the opposite side. Coat of arms
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