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Wolfenbüttel (district)
Encyclopedia
Wolfenbüttel is a district
in southeastern Lower Saxony
, Germany. Neighboring districts are (clockwise from the north) the district-free City of Braunschweig
, the district of Helmstedt
, the district of Harz
in Saxony-Anhalt
, and the districts of Goslar
, Hildesheim
and Peine
. The district-free city of Salzgitter
cuts through the district of Wolfenbüttel in the southwest.
River enters the district in the south, runs through the city of Wolfenbüttel
(the district seat), and exits to the northwest.
was subdivided into six districts. It remained unchanged until 1941 when the Salzgitter-Vorordnung ("Salzgitter Ordinance" creating the city of Salzgitter) took effect and removed 20 municipalities from the district; in return, 10 municipalities from the (then) District of Marienburg
were turned over to Wolfenbüttel. When the district boundaries changed again in 1974 (as part of administrative reforms), parts of the former District of Brunswick were added to Wolfenbüttel. Additionally, several municipalities—most notably the city Bad Harzburg
—were exchanged with the neighboring District of Goslar.
, the County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taff
in Wales
, and the District of Września
in Poland
.
Districts of Germany
The districts of Germany are known as , except in the states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Schleswig-Holstein where they are known simply as ....
in southeastern Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...
, Germany. Neighboring districts are (clockwise from the north) the district-free City of Braunschweig
Braunschweig
Braunschweig , is a city of 247,400 people, located in the federal-state of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located north of the Harz mountains at the farthest navigable point of the Oker river, which connects to the North Sea via the rivers Aller and Weser....
, the district of Helmstedt
Helmstedt (district)
Helmstedt is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the district of Wolfenbüttel, the City of Braunschweig, the District of Gifhorn, the City of Wolfsburg and the State of Saxony-Anhalt .-Geography:The district is bounded by the Elm in the west and the Lappwald in the east...
, the district of Harz
Harz (district)
- History :The district was established by merging the former districts of Halberstadt, Wernigerode and Quedlinburg as well as the city of Falkenstein as part of the reform of 2007.-Towns and municipalities:...
in Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt is a landlocked state of Germany. Its capital is Magdeburg and it is surrounded by the German states of Lower Saxony, Brandenburg, Saxony, and Thuringia.Saxony-Anhalt covers an area of...
, and the districts of Goslar
Goslar (district)
Goslar is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Osterode, Northeim, Hildesheim and Wolfenbüttel, the city of Salzgitter, and by the states of Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia .-History:The history of the district is linked with the city of Goslar.The district of Goslar...
, Hildesheim
Hildesheim (district)
Hildesheim is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Hanover, Peine, Wolfenbüttel, Goslar, Northeim, Holzminden and Hamelin-Pyrmont.-History:...
and Peine
Peine (district)
Peine is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Hildesheim, Hanover and Gifhorn, and the cities of Brunswick and Salzgitter.-History:...
. The district-free city of Salzgitter
Salzgitter
Salzgitter is an independent city in southeast Lower Saxony, Germany, located between Hildesheim and Braunschweig. Together with Wolfsburg and Braunschweig, Salzgitter is one of the seven Oberzentren of Lower Saxony...
cuts through the district of Wolfenbüttel in the southwest.
Geography
The OkerOker
The Oker is a river in Lower Saxony, Germany, that has historically formed an important political boundary. It is a left tributary of the River Aller, in length and runs in a generally northerly direction.- Course :...
River enters the district in the south, runs through the city of Wolfenbüttel
Wolfenbüttel
Wolfenbüttel is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany, located on the Oker river about 13 kilometres south of Brunswick. It is the seat of the District of Wolfenbüttel and of the bishop of the Protestant Lutheran State Church of Brunswick...
(the district seat), and exits to the northwest.
History
The district was created in 1832 when the Duchy of BrunswickBrunswick-Lüneburg
The Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg , or more properly Duchy of Brunswick and Lüneburg, was an historical ducal state from the late Middle Ages until the late Early Modern era within the North-Western domains of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation, in what is now northern Germany...
was subdivided into six districts. It remained unchanged until 1941 when the Salzgitter-Vorordnung ("Salzgitter Ordinance" creating the city of Salzgitter) took effect and removed 20 municipalities from the district; in return, 10 municipalities from the (then) District of Marienburg
Marienburg
-The historical German names of these places:*Ordensburg Marienburg , the large brick castle built by the Teutonic Knights**Malbork, Poland, site of the Ordensburg Marienburg, formerly Marienburg in Westpreußen and during World War II, Nazi Stalag XX-B for enlisted men*Alūksne, Latvia*Feldioara,...
were turned over to Wolfenbüttel. When the district boundaries changed again in 1974 (as part of administrative reforms), parts of the former District of Brunswick were added to Wolfenbüttel. Additionally, several municipalities—most notably the city Bad Harzburg
Bad Harzburg
Bad Harzburg is a town in central Germany, in the Goslar district of Lower Saxony. It lies on the northern edge of the Harz mountains and is a recognised saltwater spa and climatic health resort.- Location :...
—were exchanged with the neighboring District of Goslar.
Partnerships
The district has partnerships with the French city of CachanCachan
Cachan is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.The prestigious École Normale Supérieure de Cachan is located there.-Name:...
, the County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taff
Rhondda Cynon Taff
Rhondda Cynon Taf, or RCT, is a county borough in the South Wales Valleys of Wales. It consists of 3 valleys: the Rhondda Valley, Cynon Valley and Taff-Ely Valley...
in Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
, and the District of Września
Wrzesnia
Września is a town in central Poland with 28,600 inhabitants . It is situated in the Września County, Greater Poland Voivodeship , previously in Poznań Voivodeship , on the Wrzesnica River.- History :...
in Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
.
Coat of arms
| The lion at the top of the coat of arms represents the House of Welf, the ruling house of the Duchy of Brunswick from the 13th century. The ears in the bottom symbolise the district's mostly agricultural character. |
Towns and municipalities
| Towns | Samtgemeinden | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Free municipalities
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Denkte Denkte is a municipality in the district of Wolfenbüttel, in Lower Saxony, Germany.... Hedeper Hedeper is a municipality in the foothills of the Harz in east Lower Saxony with about 600 inhabitants in the administrative district Wolfenbüttel on approximately 16 km².-Geography:... Kissenbrück Kissenbrück is a municipality in the district of Wolfenbüttel, in Lower Saxony, Germany.... Remlingen, Lower Saxony Remlingen is a municipality in the district Wolfenbüttel. Remlingen is samt to Wittmar, which is an old village from miners in the Asse. There are 1992 inhabitants' of Remlingen in three villages. The mayor is named Klaus-Günter Warnecke.... 1 Roklum Roklum is a municipality in the district of Wolfenbüttel, in Lower Saxony, Germany.... Semmenstedt Semmenstedt is a municipality in the district of Wolfenbüttel, in Lower Saxony, Germany. The current mayor is Johannes-Dietrich Arbogast, who was elected on 9 September 2001.... Wittmar Wittmar is a municipality in the district of Wolfenbüttel, in Lower Saxony, Germany.-Asse:For several hundred years, salt has been mined in Asse, a small mountain range in the district of Wolfenbüttel. One of these mines, Schacht Asse II, is now used to store low- and medium-grade radioactive waste...
Baddeckenstedt Baddeckenstedt is a municipality in the district of Wolfenbüttel, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in an exclave of the district, approx... 1 Burgdorf, Wolfenbüttel Burgdorf is a municipality in the district of Wolfenbüttel, in Lower Saxony, Germany.... Elbe, Lower Saxony Elbe is a municipality in the district of Wolfenbüttel, in Lower Saxony, Germany.... Haverlah Haverlah is a municipality in the district of Wolfenbüttel, in Lower Saxony, Germany.... Heere Heere is a municipality in the district of Wolfenbüttel, in Lower Saxony, Germany.... Sehlde Sehlde is a municipality in the district of Wolfenbüttel, in Lower Saxony, Germany.... |
Börßum Börßum is a municipality in the district of Wolfenbüttel, in Lower Saxony, Germany.-Geography:Börßum lies only a few kilometers north of the Harz Mountains, north of Schladen, on the east bank of the Oker, 11 km south of Wolfenbüttel. It is not far southeast of the Oderwald.... 1 Cramme Cramme is a municipality in the district of Wolfenbüttel, in Lower Saxony, Germany.... Dorstadt Dorstadt is a municipality in the district of Wolfenbüttel, in Lower Saxony, Germany.... Flöthe Flöthe is a municipality in the district of Wolfenbüttel, in Lower Saxony, Germany.... Heiningen, Lower Saxony Heiningen is a municipality in the district of Wolfenbüttel, in Lower Saxony, Germany.... Ohrum Ohrum is a municipality in the district of Wolfenbüttel, in Lower Saxony, Germany....
Gielde Gielde is a municipality in the district of Wolfenbüttel, in Lower Saxony, Germany.... Hornburg Hornburg is a town in the Wolfenbüttel district, in the German state of Lower Saxony. It is situated at the Ilse river, a tributary of the Oker. Hornburg is part of the Samtgemeinde Schladen and home to numerous historically valuable half-timber buildings... 2 Schladen Schladen is a municipality in the district of Wolfenbüttel, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Oker, approx. 15 km south of Wolfenbüttel, and 25 km south of Braunschweig.... 1 Werlaburgdorf Werlaburgdorf is a municipality in the district of Wolfenbüttel, part of the Samtgemeinde Schladen in Lower Saxony, Germany.... |
Dahlum Dahlum is a municipality in the district of Wolfenbüttel, in Lower Saxony, Germany.... Kneitlingen Kneitlingen is a municipality in the Wolfenbüttel district in the German state of Lower Saxony, situated in Brunswick Land between the Elm and Asse hill ranges. It is part of the Samtgemeinde Schöppenstedt.... Schöppenstedt Schöppenstedt is a town in the district of Wolfenbüttel, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated southwest of the Elm, approx. 17 km east of Wolfenbüttel, and 21 km southeast of Braunschweig... 1, 2 Uehrde Uehrde is a municipality in the district of Wolfenbüttel, in Lower Saxony, Germany.... Vahlberg Vahlberg is a municipality in the district of Wolfenbüttel, in Lower Saxony, Germany.... Winnigstedt Winnigstedt is a municipality in the district of Wolfenbüttel, in Lower Saxony, Germany.-Border point Mattierzoll:The southern quarter of Mattierzoll has been a border area between different territories since centuries. After World War II, it bordered on the Soviet occupation zone, later the German...
Dettum Dettum is a municipality in the district of Wolfenbüttel, in Lower Saxony, Germany.... Erkerode Erkerode is a small village and a community in the District of Wolfenbüttel, in the south-east of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is nearly 16 kilometres south-east of Braunschweig. The Elm, a range of forested hills, is close by.... Evessen Evessen is a municipality in the district of Wolfenbüttel, in Lower Saxony, Germany.... Sickte Sickte is a municipality in the district of Wolfenbüttel, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated west of the Elm, approx. 10 km northeast of Wolfenbüttel, and 10 km southeast of Braunschweig.... 1 Veltheim Veltheim is a municipality in the district of Wolfenbüttel, in Lower Saxony, Germany.... |
| |colspan=3 align=center|1seat of the Samtgemeinde; 2town |