Northeim (district)



District in Lower Saxony, Germany





















Northeim
District

Coat of arms of Northeim
Coat of arms
Lower Saxony NOM.svg
Country
 Germany
StateLower Saxony
CapitalNortheim
Area

 • Total1,267 km2 (489 sq mi)
Population
(31 December 2017)[1]

 • Total133,046
 • Density110/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationNOM, EIN, GAN
Websitelandkreis-northeim.de

Northeim is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the northwest and clockwise) the districts of Holzminden, Hildesheim, Goslar and Göttingen, and the state of Hesse (district of Kassel).




Contents





  • 1 History


  • 2 Geography


  • 3 Coat of arms


  • 4 Towns and municipalities


  • 5 See also


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links




History


In medieval times the area had been part of the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg. Later the majority of it belonged to Hanover and then Prussia. In 1885 the Prussian government created districts in the newly acquired provinces. In 1884 the districts of Einbeck, Northeim, and Uslar were established. Northeim and Uslar were merged in 1932, and they were again merged with Einbeck in 1974. The district's area was further enlarged in 1977, when some municipalities of neighbouring districts (Gandersheim and Osterode am Harz) joined the Northeim district.



Geography


The district is located in the Weserbergland mountains. The Weser forms the western border of the district. Another river, the Leine, runs through the district from south to north. It is joined by the River Rhume which flows through the town of Northeim and the River Ilme which flows through the town of Einbeck.



Coat of arms





The coat of arms displays two identical lions in blue and yellow, both representing the former two districts of Northeim and Uslar. The lion itself represents the duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg.


Towns and municipalities




Towns and municipalities in Landkreis Northeim






Towns

Municipalities

  1. Bad Gandersheim

  2. Dassel

  3. Einbeck

  4. Hardegsen

  5. Moringen

  6. Northeim

  7. Uslar


  1. Bodenfelde

  2. Kalefeld

  3. Katlenburg-Lindau

  4. Nörten-Hardenberg


See also


  • Metropolitan region Hannover-Braunschweig-Göttingen-Wolfsburg


References




  1. ^ Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen, Tabelle 12411: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2017




External links


Media related to Landkreis Northeim at Wikimedia Commons



  • Official website (German)

Coordinates: 51°45′N 9°50′E / 51.75°N 9.83°E / 51.75; 9.83









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