Soltau-Fallingbostel

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Soltau-Fallingbostel

Map of Lower Saxony highlighting the district of Soltau-Fallingbostel
State Lower Saxony
District seat Bad Fallingbostel
Area 1873 km²
Population 142,200 (2003)
Pop. density 76 /km²
Licence plate code SFA
Web page soltau-fallingbostel.de

Soltau-Fallingbostel (IPA: [ˈzɔltaʊ falɪŋˈbɔstəl]) is a district (Landkreis) in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Harburg, Lüneburg, Uelzen, Celle, Hanover, Nienburg, Verden and Rotenburg.

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[edit] History

Historically the region belonged to the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg and its successor states. The district was established in 1977 by merging the former districts of Soltau and Fallingbostel.

[edit] Geography

The district includes the western half of the Lüneburg Heath (Lüneburger Heide). Since this landscape is so characteristic for the district, it calls itself "the Heath District". It is named for the two towns of Soltau and Bad Fallingbostel. The latter is the capital, although it has only 11,800 inhabitants and is only the fifth largest place in the district.

[edit] Coat of arms

The coat of arms displays:

[edit] Towns and municipalities

Towns Samtgemeinden
  1. Bad Fallingbostel
  2. Munster
  3. Schneverdingen
  4. Soltau
  5. Walsrode


Free municipalities

  1. Bispingen
  2. Bomlitz
  3. Neuenkirchen
  4. Wietzendorf


Unincorporated area

  1. Osterheide
  1. Ahlden
  2. Eickeloh
  3. Grethem
  4. Hademstorf
  5. Hodenhagen1
  1. Böhme
  2. Frankenfeld
  3. Häuslingen
  4. Rethem1, 2
  1. Buchholz
  2. Essel
  3. Gilten
  4. Lindwedel
  5. Schwarmstedt1
1seat of the Samtgemeinde; 2town

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