The Amt of Lüneburg appeared in 1862. At that time the Amt of Lüne moved its seat from Lüne Abbey into the Lüneburg Riding Academy and its name was changed. The district was established after the Kingdom of Hanover was annexed by Prussia in 1866. From 1867 the Ämter of Lüneburg, Bleckede and the town of Lüneburg became parts of the district of Lüneburg, which was exclusively responsible for taxes and the military.
The history of the region has always been influenced by the town of Lüneburg: see there for more details.
In 1993 the municipality of Amt Neuhaus joined Lower Saxony and the District of Lüneburg. This region had always been ruled by Lüneburg before the division of Germany made it a part of East Germany after 1945. It is hence one of the very few municipalities of the former East Germany that are now in a state that was formerly in West Germany.
The district is one of the core areas for monuments and archaeological discoveries from prehistory. Ernst Sprockhoff noted 17 sites west of the Ilmenau and 32 east of it. The most outstanding are the sites of the Soderstorf Necropolis and the Oldendorfer Totenstatt.
Geographyedit
The district is characterised by the Lüneburg Heath (Lüneburger Heide) in the south and the riverside woodlands along the Elbe. Though most of the district is located south of the river, there is a small portion around the municipality of Amt Neuhaus on the opposite side.
^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
External linksedit
Media related to Landkreis Lüneburg at Wikimedia Commons
lüneburg, district, lüneburg, district, lower, saxony, germany, bounded, from, southeast, clockwise, districts, lüchow, dannenberg, uelzen, heidekreis, harburg, states, schleswig, holstein, district, lauenburg, mecklenburg, western, pomerania, district, ludwig. Luneburg is a district in Lower Saxony Germany It is bounded by from the southeast and clockwise the districts of Luchow Dannenberg Uelzen Heidekreis and Harburg and the states of Schleswig Holstein district of Lauenburg and Mecklenburg Western Pomerania district of Ludwigslust Parchim LuneburgDistrictFlagCoat of armsCountryGermanyStateLower SaxonyCapitalLuneburgArea Total1 323 1 km2 510 9 sq mi Population 31 December 2021 1 Total185 129 Density140 km2 360 sq mi Time zoneUTC 01 00 CET Summer DST UTC 02 00 CEST Vehicle registrationLGWebsitelueneburg de Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Coat of arms 4 Towns and municipalities 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe Amt of Luneburg appeared in 1862 At that time the Amt of Lune moved its seat from Lune Abbey into the Luneburg Riding Academy and its name was changed The district was established after the Kingdom of Hanover was annexed by Prussia in 1866 From 1867 the Amter of Luneburg Bleckede and the town of Luneburg became parts of the district of Luneburg which was exclusively responsible for taxes and the military The history of the region has always been influenced by the town of Luneburg see there for more details In 1993 the municipality of Amt Neuhaus joined Lower Saxony and the District of Luneburg This region had always been ruled by Luneburg before the division of Germany made it a part of East Germany after 1945 It is hence one of the very few municipalities of the former East Germany that are now in a state that was formerly in West Germany The district is one of the core areas for monuments and archaeological discoveries from prehistory Ernst Sprockhoff noted 17 sites west of the Ilmenau and 32 east of it The most outstanding are the sites of the Soderstorf Necropolis and the Oldendorfer Totenstatt Geography editThe district is characterised by the Luneburg Heath Luneburger Heide in the south and the riverside woodlands along the Elbe Though most of the district is located south of the river there is a small portion around the municipality of Amt Neuhaus on the opposite side Coat of arms editThe coat of arms displays the heraldic lion of the Duchy of Brunswick Luneburg the hearts of the Danish national arms since Duke Wilhelm of Luneburg was married to a Danish princess in the 14th century Towns and municipalities edit nbsp Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the districtTowns SamtgemeindenBleckede LuneburgFree municipalities Adendorf Amt Neuhaus 1 AmelinghausenAmelinghausen1 Betzendorf Oldendorf Luhe Rehlingen Soderstorf2 BardowickBardowick1 Barum Handorf Mechtersen Radbruch Vogelsen Wittorf 3 DahlenburgBoitze Dahlem Dahlenburg1 Nahrendorf Tosterglope4 GellersenKirchgellersen Reppenstedt1 Sudergellersen Westergellersen5 IlmenauBarnstedt Deutsch Evern Embsen Melbeck1 6 OstheideBarendorf1 Neetze Reinstorf Thomasburg Vastorf Wendisch Evern7 ScharnebeckArtlenburg Brietlingen Echem Hittbergen Hohnstorf Ludersburg Rullstorf Scharnebeck11seat of the SamtgemeindeReferences edit LSN Online Regionaldatenbank Tabelle A100001G Fortschreibung des Bevolkerungsstandes Stand 31 Dezember 2021 in German Landesamt fur Statistik Niedersachsen External links edit nbsp Media related to Landkreis Luneburg at Wikimedia Commons Official Website in German Official Website in English Directory with links related to Luneburg in German 53 15 N 10 30 E 53 25 N 10 5 E 53 25 10 5 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Luneburg district amp oldid 1125513078, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
