Northeim (district)

Northeim
District
Coat of arms
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Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
Capital	Northeim
Area
• Total	1,267 km2 (489 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2013)
• Total	134,661
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Vehicle registration	NOM, EIN, GAN
Website	landkreis-northeim.de

Northeim is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the northwest and clockwise) the districts of Holzminden, Hildesheim, Goslar, Osterode and Göttingen, and the state of Hesse (district of Kassel).

History

In medieval times the area had been part of the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg. Later the majority of it belonged to Hanover and then Prussia. In 1885 the Prussian government created districts in the newly acquired provinces. In 1884 the districts of Einbeck, Northeim, and Uslar were established. Northeim and Uslar were merged in 1932, and they were again merged with Einbeck in 1974. The district's area was further enlarged in 1977, when some municipalities of neighbouring districts (Gandersheim and Osterode am Harz) joined the Northeim district.

Geography

The district is located in the Weserbergland mountains. The Weser forms the western border of the district. Another river, the Leine, runs through the district from south to north. It is joined by the River Rhume which flows through the town of Northeim and the River Ilme which flows through the town of Einbeck.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms displays two identical lions in blue and yellow, both representing the former two districts of Northeim and Uslar. The lion itself represents the duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg.

Towns and municipalities

Towns	Municipalities
Bad Gandersheim Dassel Einbeck Hardegsen Moringen Northeim Uslar	Bodenfelde Kalefeld Katlenburg-Lindau Nörten-Hardenberg

See also

• Metropolitan region Hannover-Braunschweig-Göttingen-Wolfsburg

External links

Media related to at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (German)