Lüneburg (region)
Lüneburg was one of the four Regierungsbezirke of Lower Saxony, Germany, located in the north of the federal state between the three cities Bremen, Hamburg and Hanover.
Lüneburg | |
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 Lüneburg (1978-2004) in Lower Saxony | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| Disestablished | 2004-12-31 |
| Region seat | Lüneburg |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15,507.1 km2 (5,987.3 sq mi) |
| Population (30 Sep. 2004) | |
| • Total | 1,702,179 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
The region was created under royal Hanoverian rule in 1823 as Landdrostei Lüneburg (roughly: High Bailiwick of Lüneburg), renamed Regierungsbezirk (roughly: governorate) in 1885, when it was a subdivision of the Prussian province of Hanover. On 1 February 1978 the Lüneburg Region incorporated the neighbouring Stade Region. The governorate, like all the other Lower Saxon governorates, was dissolved in 2004.
Kreise (districts)
- Celle
- Cuxhaven
- Harburg
- Lüchow-Dannenberg
- Lüneburg
- Osterholz
- Rotenburg
- Heidekreis
- Stade
- Uelzen
- Verden
Former administrative and government regions in Lower Saxony | |||
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 | Regions (1978-2004) |  | |
| Regions (1946-1978) | |||
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