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Regions Lower Saxony : Emsland, Hannover Region, Harz, Lüneburger Heide, Mittelweser Touristik, Oldenburger Münsterland and Osnabrücker Land.

The state's principal cities include Hanover, Braunschweig (Brunswick), Osnabrück, Oldenburg, and Göttingen.

Other cities : Celle, Goslar, Göttingen, Hameln, Hann, Münden, Hildesheim, Lingen, Lüneburg, Verden, Wolfenbüttel

The northwestern portion of Lower Saxony is a part of Frisia; it is called Ostfriesland [ East Frisia ] and lies on the coast of the North Sea. It includes seven islands, known as the East Frisian Islands.


Capital City Lower Saxony : Hanover. 


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Camping & Caravanning

   -   Campsites in Lower Saxony
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  Eurocampings   -   ACSI International Camping Guide

Holiday Homes / Apartments

  Holiday-rentals.co.uk
East Frisian Islands, Elbe / Weser Bremen, Emsland, Hanover Land, Harz Mountains, Luneburg Heath, North Sea Mainland, Wendland, Weser / Ems, Weserbergland.

Hotels in Lower Saxony

   -   Hotels in Lower Saxony
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  Booking  -  Hotels Lower Saxony   -   Hotel Guide Lower Saxony
Hotels in Hannover, Oldenburg, Osnabrück, Göttingen, Celle, Braunschweig, Langenhagen, Bad Pyrmont, Inzell, Lüneburg, Lauenau and Hameln
Centrally located hotels ranging from small family run budget accommodation to world-class five star hotels. Booking UK is a dedicated hotel and accommodation reservation website.

 

  

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Travel Guides Lower Saxony / Related books

Travel Guides Lower Saxony  [ amazon.co.uk ]

East Frisia and the Islands. Englische Ausgabe.  -   Hartmut Schwerdtfeger
Paperback (April 30, 1998);  Publisher: Stürtz Verlag;  ISBN: 3800310228
Walking in the Harz Mountains: Including Walks from the Harz Narrow Gauge Railway 
Fleur Speakman, Colin Speakman
The Harz Mountains, Germany's most northerly mountainous region, is a paradise for walkers. As rich in natural beauty as in legend, this is one of the most accessible areas in Germany for the walker. It is easy to reach by road and rail from North Sea ports, served by excellent local transport, with a choice of accommodation and criss-crossed by superbly waymarked forest and hill paths, to make walking a delight even for the least experienced. Saxon Kings and Princes sought minerals in the region, creating towns whose medieval splendour survives. Around the legendary Brocken is one of Europe's newest and most distinctive National Parks. Wild boar, deer and wild cats still roam the ancient forests and deep gorges. You'll also find Europe's largest and most extensive narrow gauge steam railway network, a delight for railbuffs and nostalgics alike, providing superb, car-free access to some of the area's finest walking country. Until 1989 this land was divided by The Iron Curtain. Now the East Harz remains a region emerging from a time warp.

Transport / How do I travel to Lower Saxony

  Hanover Airport 

 
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  Tourism Lower Saxony   -   Niedersachsen Tourism 

  Ostfriesland [ East Friesland ]   -   Wide Country Beyond the Dykes
 Moin, Moin ("Mornin', mornin'")...is the way people greet each other in Ostfriesland. Here in the far north-west of Niedersachsen, endless vistas invite the visitor to relax and enjoy an active holiday experience. Whether cycling past innumerable windmills or savouring a cosy cup of tea - you too will enjoy the Ostfriesland way of life!

  Hanover   -   Capital City Lower Saxony
Hanover is located in the valley of the River Leine, at the narrowest place in the transition between the mountains and hills of Lower Saxony and the North German plains.
In the metropolitan area the Ihme river flows in the Leine River. The urban area borders in the west with the foothills of the Weserbergland and in the north with foothills of the Lüneburg Heath.

  Braunschweig Region
Provinces Gifhorn, Goslar, Helmstedt, Peine and Wolfenbüttel. Furthermore the cities Braunschweig, Wolfsburg and Salzgitter.
  Emsland   -   a region with Many Faces
History, the present, and the visions for the future have turned the Emsland into a real jewel of many facets. Take your rest at quiet, romantic spots - or get away from the daily routine with exciting and diverting activities, there is room and opportunity for both in the Emsland.
This charming holiday region is characterised by extensive areas of natural beauty, idyllic little villages and impressive relics of a millennium of cultural history. The variety of things to do and things to discover will appeal to the widest possible range of interests - and all generations. The Emsland is therefore also an ideal holiday destination for families.
  Weser-Ems
In this region the German Wadden Islands, Provinces Ammerland, Aurich, Cloppenburg, Emsland, Friesland, Grafschaft-Bentheim, Leer, Oldenburg, Osnabrück, Vechta, Wesermarsch and Wittmund. Furthermore the cities Delmenhorst, Emden, Oldenburg, Osnabrück and Wilhelmshaven.

  Braunschweig City
Brunswick is the second largest city in the southeast of Lower Saxony and one of the top centers in the region.
The city of Henry the Lion combines tradition and modernity. Alongside the former mediaeval marketplace and Romanesque buildings, you will nowadays also find the glass-roofed pedestrianised passages of the shopping area. For city visitors, Braunschweig represents an excellent base for tours in an interesting cultural region.
  Emden
Emden is a city at the mouth of the Ems [ North Sea ], across the Dollard neer the Dutch border..
The city was founded as a Frisian trading post around the year 800, and marked to this day by its sea-port.
  Delmenhorst
  Oldenburg
  Osnabrück
Osnabrück is a city in Lower Saxony.  the third largest city in Lower Saxony.
The city of peace, Osnabrück, is the third largest city in Lower Saxony, after Hanover and Brunswick, with 164,000 inhabitants. It is the only German city situated in a national park  'UNESCO Geo park TERRA.vita', which includes the Teutoburg Forest and the 'Wiehengebirge'.
Osnabrück is the cultural centre of the western part of Lower Saxony and the vital centre of an economic region.
  Papenburg   -   home to cruise ships
Papenburg is a city in the district of Emsland in Lower Saxony, Germany, situated at the river Ems. The many hotels and restaurants along the town's canals are reminiscent of shipbuilding in the old days. The largest covered dry dock in the world, the Meyer Werft, is located in Papenburg. The Meyer Werft [ 1800 ] has concentrated on building special ships such as cruise ships, ferries, gas carriers, passenger ships and vessels for the transport of animals. During a tour of the Visitor Center of the Meyer Werft, you will see how the finest and most luxurious ocean liners of the world are built.
Papenburg offers many varied excursions, leisure and recreation opportunities. The city of canals and shipbuilding is pleased to welcome you with interesting offers. See Meyer Werft and Tourism Papenburg.
  Wilhelmshaven 
Wilhelmshaven, Lower Saxony's largest medium-sized city, nestled in the marshes on the western shore of Jade Bay, just behind the dunes on the North Sea and the so-called Waterkant.
The urban district has traditionally been very important as a naval port in the Bundeswehr [the only deep water port in Germany] and is the main port for oil imports.
The tidelands in the coastal region near Wilhelmshaven belong to the Lower Saxony Wadden Sea National Park.
  Wolfsburg
Wolfsburg lies on the River Aller northeast of Braunschweig. The city is world famous as the main headquarters of the Volkswagen AG. See Autostadt.
  Salzgitter
The city is one of the seven metropolitan areas in Lower Saxony. It originated as a conglomeration of several small towns and villages

  Autostadt [ museum in Wolfsburg ]
Open air museum dedicated to automobiles, owned and operated by Volkswagen.
  Braunschweiger Land
Brunswick Land is a region in the Harz Foreland in central Germany. It formed the heart of the old Duchy of Brunswick and the Free State of Brunswick.
The "BraunschweigerLand Tourism Region" is made up of the southern heathland holiday area around Gifhorn with the Elm/Lappwald natural park and the area around Wolfenbüttel.
  Harz
The Harz is the highest mountain range in northern Germany and its rugged terrain extends across parts of Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia. The highest peak, the Wurmberg (971 metres (3,186 ft)) is located entirely within Lower Saxony. See Harz National Park [ western park is in Lower Saxony ].
  Luneburger Heide
The "Lüneburg Heath" between Aller, the Elbe and Weser in the city quadrangle Bremen, Brunswick, Hamburg and Hanover, is a large area of heath, geest and woodland. Most of the area is a nature reserve with four areas of special protection: The nature reserve Lüneburg Heath, (230 skm), Natural Südheide (500 skm), Natural Elbufer-Drawehn (750 skm) with the biosphere reserve Elbtalaue.
Historic towns in this area Celle, Gifhorn, Luneburg, Uelzen and Verden.
  Steinhuder Meer
Steinhude, Mardorf, Hagenburg, Rehburg-Loccum, Neustatd, Wunstorf and more.

Cuisine  -  Lower Saxony Recipes

  Northland   -   Rezepte aus Niedersachsen [ recipes from Lower Saxony ]

History of Lower Saxony

  Saxony's History   -   Wikipedia
The area is named for the Saxons, who moved there from what is today the neighbouring state of Schleswig -Holstein towards the middle of the 1st millennium AD. Originally the region was simply called Saxony, but ...

  Braunschweig State Museum   -   Braunscheigisches Landesmuseum  - 
  Museum of Natural History Braunschweig

The Hanoverians: The History of a Dynasty  -   Jeremy Black
George, the elector of Hanover, inherited the throne of Great Britain on the death of Queen Anne in 1714. George I and his son, George II, continued to spend much time in Germany, insisting on the interests of Hanover influencing on British foreign policy. Lacking the popular touch and perceived as foreigners, they drew little affection from their subjects, though George II survived the dynasty's greatest crisis of the invasion of England by Bonnie Prince Charlie in 1745. George II's grandson, George III, reigned for sixty years (1760 -1820), presiding over Britain's conquest of India and Canada and its loss of the American colonies. His son, George IV, Prince Regent during his father's madness, drew scandal to the monarchy. The death of William IV , the 'Sailor King', in 1837 brought his niece Victoria to the throne. The Hanoverians, in a series of personal portraits, shows how these kings, though constitutional monarchs, continued to exert considerable influence, crystallising politics and society.
Hardcover 256 pages (June 6, 2004);  Publisher: Hambledon & London Ltd.;  Language: English;  ISBN: 1852854464.

Music, Culture & Events

 

  Academy of Music and Drama   -   Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hannover

  Art Museum Wolfsburg
The Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg was planned and opened as a lively and dynamic center for the public presentation of modern and contemporary art.

  Music at Mary Osnabrück   -   Musik an Marien Osnabrück
  Osnabrück Chamber Music Days   -     Osnabrücker Kammermusiktage
  Castle concerts Bad Iburg
  Independent Film Festival Osnabrück
One of the oldest and most traditional festivals in Lower Saxony. Takes place every year on five days in October.

  Christmas Market   -   The most beautiful in the North?
Marketplace, Domvorplatz and Christmas magic [ Weihnachtszauber ] at St John's Church. See Osnabrueck.de


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