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Lower Saxony is a German state (Land) in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with 47,614 km 2 (18,384 sq mi), and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 Länder federated as the Federal Republic of Germany.
Niedersachsen [ˈniːdɐzaksn̩] ( niederdeutsch Neddersassen, saterfriesisch Läichsaksen, [8] Landescode NI, Abkürzung Nds.) ist ein Land im mittleren Nordwesten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland.
Although the centre of this state was far to the southeast of the former Saxony, it came to be referred to as Upper Saxony and then simply Saxony, while the former Saxon territories in the north were now known as Lower Saxony (the modern term Niedersachsen deriving from this).
Braunschweig has a population of 250,000 and is the 2nd largest city in Lower Saxony. Braunschweig is considered as one of the oldest cities in Germany, founded in 1031 by Henry the Lion. Braunschweig first reached its peak of over 100,000 in 1890.
The following table lists the 63 cities and communes in Lower Saxony with a population of at least 25,000 on December 31, 2017, as estimated by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany. A city is displayed in bold if it is a state or federal capital.
Lower Saxony (German: Niedersachsen [ˈniːdɐzaksn̩] ; Low German: Neddersassen; Saterland Frisian: Läichsaksen) is a German Bundesland . Places. The capital is Hannover . There are 38 districts:
La regione nordorientale è chiamata Lüneburger Heide ( Brughiera di Luneburgo ), la più vasta brughiera della Germania, che in epoca medievale era economicamente fiorente grazie all'estrazione di salgemma. A nord l' Elba separa la Bassa Sassonia dalla città-stato di Amburgo e dallo Schleswig-Holstein.
