Uelzen (district)

Uelzen
District
Coat of arms
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
Capital	Uelzen
Area
• Total	1,454 km^2 (561 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2015)[1]
• Total	93,131
• Density	64/km^2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Vehicle registration	UE
Website	landkreis-uelzen.de

Uelzen (German pronunciation: [ˈʏltsən]) is a district (Landkreis) in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the south and clockwise) the districts of Gifhorn, Celle, Heidekreis, Lüneburg and Lüchow-Dannenberg, and by the state of Saxony-Anhalt (district of Altmarkkreis Salzwedel). The county capital is the town of Uelzen.

History

From the Middle Ages on the region was part of the duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg and its successor states.

Geography

The district comprises the eastern part of the Lüneburg Heath (Lüneburger Heide). The Ilmenau river has its source in the district. From here it runs northwards to the town of Lüneburg. The countryside is flat and sparsely populated.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms displays:

• three crosses, symbolising the monasteries of Ebstorf, Oldenstadt and Medingen
• the heraldic lion from the arms of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Towns and municipalities

Towns	Samtgemeinden
Uelzen Free municipalities Bienenbüttel	1. Aue Bad Bodenteich Lüder Soltendieck Wrestedt^1	2. Bevensen-Ebstorf Altenmedingen Bad Bevensen^1, 2 Barum Emmendorf Ebstorf Hanstedt Himbergen Jelmstorf Natendorf Römstedt Schwienau Weste Wriedel	3. Rosche Oetzen Rätzlingen Rosche^1 Stoetze Suhlendorf 4. Suderburg Eimke Gerdau Suderburg^1
	^1seat of the Samtgemeinde; ^2town

References

1. Landesbetrieb für Statistik und Kommunikationstechnologie Niedersachsen, 102 Bevölkerung - Basis Zensus 2011, Stand 31. Dezember 2015 (Tabelle K1020014)

External links

Media related to Landkreis Uelzen at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (German)

Coordinates: 53°00′N 10°35′E / 53.0°N 10.58°E