Uelzen (district)

Uelzen
District
Coat of arms
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
Capital	Uelzen
Area
• Total	1,454 km2 (561 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2013)[1]
• Total	92,356
• Density	64/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Vehicle registration	UE
Website	landkreis-uelzen.de

Uelzen (German pronunciation: [ˈʏltsən]) is a district (Landkreis) in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the south and clockwise) the districts of Gifhorn, Celle, Heidekreis, Lüneburg and Lüchow-Dannenberg, and by the state of Saxony-Anhalt (district of Altmarkkreis Salzwedel). The county capital is the town of Uelzen.

History

From the Middle Ages on the region was part of the duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg and its successor states.

Geography

The district comprises the eastern part of the Lüneburg Heath (Lüneburger Heide). The Ilmenau river has its source in the district. From here it runs northwards to the town of Lüneburg. The countryside is flat and sparsely populated.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms displays:

• three crosses, symbolising the monasteries of Ebstorf, Oldenstadt and Medingen
• the heraldic lion from the arms of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Towns and municipalities

References

External links

Media related to Landkreis Uelzen at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (German)

Urban and rural districts in the state of Lower Saxony in Germany Region Hanover Urban districts Braunschweig Delmenhorst Emden Oldenburg Osnabrück Salzgitter Wilhelmshaven Wolfsburg Rural districts Ammerland Aurich Bentheim Celle Cloppenburg Cuxhaven Diepholz Emsland Friesland Gifhorn Goslar Göttingen Hamelin-Pyrmont Harburg Heidekreis Helmstedt Hildesheim Holzminden Leer Lüchow-Dannenberg Lüneburg Nienburg Northeim Oldenburg Osnabrück Osterholz Osterode Peine Rotenburg Schaumburg Stade Uelzen Vechta Verden Wesermarsch Wittmund Wolfenbüttel

Coordinates: 53°00′N 10°35′E / 53.0°N 10.58°E / 53.0; 10.58