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Lower Saxony - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The northwestern portion of Lower Saxony is a part of Frisia; it is called Ostfriesland (East Frisia) and lies on the coast of the North Sea. In the southwest of Lower Saxony is the Emsland, a sparsely populated area, once full of inaccessible swamps. To the north the Elbe river separates Lower Saxony from Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Brandenburg. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lower_Saxony   (710 words)

Saxony - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Saxony borders, from the east and clockwise, on Poland, the Czech Republic and the German states of Bavaria, Thuringia, Saxony-Anhalt and Brandenburg. In 1137 Saxony was passed to the Welfen dynasty, who were descendants (1) of Wulfhild Billung, eldest daughter of the last Billung duke, and (2) of the daughter of Lothar of Supplinburg. The Free State of Saxony (German: Freistaat Sachsen; Sorbian: Swobodny Stata Sakska) is at a land area of 18,413 km² and a population of 4.3 million the tenth-largest in area and sixth-largest in population among Germany's sixteen Federal States. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Saxony   (1301 words)

Transportation. (from Lower Saxony) --  Encyclopædia Britannica Lower Saxony stretches from The Netherlands border in the west to the border of Mecklenburg–West Pomerania and Saxony-Anhalt Länder in the east. Lower Saxony is well provided with transport facilities, and Hannover is the most important road and rail junction in northwestern Germany. Saxony Land was re-created in the process of the reunification of East with West Germany in 1990 from the former East German Bezirke (districts) of Dresden, Chemnitz (formerly Karl-Marx-Stadt), and most of Leipzig, along with a small part of Cottbus Bezirk. www.britannica.com /eb/article-4322   (861 words)

Lower Saxony 1946-1951 (Germany) Lower Saxony was founded as Land Niedersachsen on 1st November 1946 as a merger of the former Länder Braunschweig [Brunswick], Oldenburg, Schaumburg-Lippe and Hannover [Hanover]. As a first unofficial flag of Lower Saxony one can consider the red flag with the white horse used by the first Prime Minister (Ministerpräsident) Kopf at his office. This was a red-white bicolor with the coat-of-arms of Lower Saxony. flagspot.net /flags/de-ni946.html   (468 words)

Saxony This territory included Holstein and the area west of the lower Elbe River, in what is now the German Land (state) of Lower Saxony. From the mid-13th century, the duke of Saxony was recognized as an imperial elector (a prince with the right to participate in choosing the Holy Roman Emperor); a dispute over this right between the two branches was settled in favour of the Wittenberg branch in 1356. Saxony Land was re-created in 1990 in the process of the unification of East with West Germany. www.hfac.uh.edu /gbrown/philosophers/leibniz/BritannicaPages/Saxony/Saxony.html   (683 words)

Lower Saxony - Knowledge Base, HouseofNames.com Lower Saxony, which includes most of the land between the Rhine and the Elbe rivers and is composed of the regions of Brunswick, or Braunschweig, and Lueneburg, was originally part of the old duchy of Saxony. The duchy of Saxony was in existence between the 9th and 12th centuries. After he lost the dukedoms of Saxony and Bavaria, Henry named his grandson, Otto the Child, heir to the Welfen possessions. www.houseofnames.com /xq/asp/sId./kbId.118/qx/knowledgebase.htm   (418 words)

THE BUNDESRAT - Lower Saxony Even just by dint of its geographical position, Lower Saxony, the second largest German state (47,348 square kilometres and a population of 8.00 million), will have an important role to play in the future in relations between the European Union and the countries of Eastern Europe. Lower Saxony had the largest share of the former German-German border, some 550 kilometres. As a state with relatively little urban sprawl, Lower Saxony offers charming contrasts between the Elbe and Ems rivers, the Harz Mountains and the North Sea coast. www.bundesrat.de /Site/Inhalt/EN/4_20L_C3_A4nder/4.1_20L_C3_A4nder-Informationen/4.1.9_20Niedersachsen/index,templateId=renderUnterseiteKomplett.html   (155 words)

Lower Saxony on Encyclopedia.com Lower Saxony is drained by the Weser, Ems, Aller, Leine, and Elbe rivers. The region of Lower Saxony has had no historic unity since 1180, when Emperor Frederick I broke up the duchy of Henry the Lion of Saxony, of which it was a part. Prime Minister Guenther Oettinger, Lower Saxony's Social Minister Ursula von der www.encyclopedia.com /html/L/LowerS1ax.asp   (932 words)

State Election, Lower Saxony, March 21, 1998 The results of the state elections in Lower Saxony demonstrate the impact of the attention given to the SPD candidates for chancellor. The FDP faces a similar situation in Lower Saxony to that elsewhere in the nation. This sweeping support attests to Lower Saxons' identification with their state prime minister, as does his 71 percent approval rating in a pre-election poll. www.aicgs.org /wahlen/niedersachsen98.shtml   (764 words)

Lower Saxony Asparagus Route A noble, regal speciality, it is one of Lower Saxony's characteristic crops: a fifth of all asparagus grown in Germany originates here. Asparagus, the royal vegetable, was "godfather" in 1998 when it came to choosing a name for this relatively new tourist route in Lower Saxony. This area, the heart of Lower Saxony, offers many opportunities for getting out into the open air: you can go walking, cycling, play sports or go angling in total tranquillity. www.germany-tourism.de /e/21781.html   (428 words)

Lower Saxony - Simple English Wikipedia Lower Saxony (german: Niedersachsen) is a german Bundesland. This page was last changed at 04:28, 26 January 2006. simple.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lower_Saxony   (44 words)

Map of Lower Saxony The federal state of Lower Saxony is located in the north-west of Germany. The Free Hanseatic City of Bremen and the town of Bremerhaven, which together form the federal state of Bremen, are enclosed within Lower Saxony's boundaries. www.international.niedersachsen.de /en/uebersichtskarte.html   (81 words)

MSN Encarta - Search Results - Lower Saxony Lower Saxony (German, Niedersachsen), state in north-west Germany, bounded on the north by the North Sea and the states of Hamburg and... MSN Encarta - Search Results - Lower Saxony Saxony-Anhalt can be divided into two contrasting geographical regions: the rich and fertile lowlands of the North German Plain in the north and... uk.encarta.msn.com /Lower_Saxony.html   (113 words)

Lower Saxony international Lower Saxony's big locational advantages are its centrality within the European core market - especially since the eastward expansion of the EU - and its outstanding infrastructure. Lower Saxony is marked by a rich and varied cultural landscape. As Prime Minister of Lower Saxony I would like to welcome you to the English website of the federal state of Lower Saxony. www.international.niedersachsen.de   (481 words)

Nds. Staatskanzlei The main task of that representation at the EU in Brussels is to monitor and influence the formation of political opinion in the EU and to guide companies and associations headquartered in Lower Saxony through the paragraph and regulation jungle which governs the EU. The State Chancellery is the "Ministry" of the Minister President of Lower Saxony. He appoints the Land ministers and represents the Land of Lower Saxony in external affairs. www.stk.niedersachsen.de /master/0,,C573855_L40_D0_I484,00.html   (376 words)

State Election, Lower Saxony, March 13, 1994 The election in Lower Saxony was not bereft of fringe-party voters, though the protest vote was considerably smaller than in other elections over the past two years. In this context, asylum and immigration issues, the rallying points for the extreme-right bloc, seem to have lost their significance in Lower Saxony. The state election in Lower Saxony ushered in three important changes. www.aicgs.org /wahlen/niedersachsen94.shtml   (665 words)

Saxony - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Saxony borders, from the east and clockwise, on Poland, the Czech Republic and the German states of Bavaria, Thuringia, Saxony-Anhalt and Brandenburg. In 1137 Saxony was passed to the Welfen dynasty, who were descendants (1) of Wulfhild Billung, eldest daughter of the last Billung duke, and (2) of the daughter of Lothar of Supplinburg. After 1918 Saxony was a state in the Weimar Republic and was the scene of Gustav Stresemann's overthrow of the KPD/SPD led government in 1923, during the Nazi era and under Soviet occupation. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sachsen   (1278 words)

Lower Saxony - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Originally the region was simply called Saxony, but as the center of gravity of the Duchy of Saxony gradually moved up the Elbe, towards the present-day states of Saxony-Anhalt and Saxony, the region was given the name of Lower Saxony, which it bore as an Imperial Circle Estate from the late 15th century on. The northwestern portion of Lower Saxony is a part of Frisia; it is called Ostfriesland (East Frisia) and lies on the coast of the North Sea. In the southwest of Lower Saxony is the Emsland, a sparsely populated area, once full of inaccessible swamps. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lower_Saxony   (676 words)

Haznews: Lower Saxony amends waste law@ HighBeam Research The north German state of Lower Saxony has tabled a set of amendments to its 1991 waste law to give a stronger legal basis to the activities of the state's special waste management firm, NGS mbH (Niederschsische Gesellschaft fr die Endlagerung von Sonderabfllen), and increase the authority of the factory health and safety inspectorate. According to Monika Griefahn, Lower Saxony's environment minister, the contaminated site clean-up amendments are "urgently needed" as... Haznews: Lower Saxony amends waste law@ HighBeam Research www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:44323216&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf   (196 words)

Travel for Kids: North Germany (Lower Saxony) Lower Saxony has some of the nicest nature areas, especially the Harz Mountains, with green countryside, resort towns, lakes and rivers. A little farther along you'll find Brocken, which at 1142 meters is the highest point in the Harz Mountains. www.travelforkids.com /Funtodo/Germany/northwestgermany.htm   (327 words)

Lower Saxony - Wikitravel Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen) is the western of the three northern German states and one of the two states that border the North Sea, the other being Schleswig-Holstein. Europe : Central Europe : Germany : Lower Saxony wikitravel.org /en/Lower_Saxony   (153 words)

Lower Saxony Basin and Sverdrup Basin Ammonite Taxa Lower Saxony Basin and Sverdrup Basin Ammonite Taxa Jeletzky and Kemper (1988) prescribed methods for determing Polyptychitinae lineages in both the Lower Saxony Basin and the Sverdrup Basin. The list below is not complete; it focuses on the boundary between the Lower and Upper Valanginian. www.earth.rochester.edu /ees207/Lippert/plippert.html.8   (245 words)

Encyclopedia: Saxony The Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis (German for district of Lower Silesian Upper Lusatia) is the eastermost Kreis (district) of Saxony and Germany. The Vogtlandkreis is a Kreis (district) in the south-west of Saxony, Germany, at the borders to Thuringia, Bavaria, and the Czech Republic. Saxony borders, from the east and clockwise, on Poland, the Czech Republic and the German states of Bavaria, Thuringia, Saxony-Anhalt and Brandenburg. www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Saxony   (245 words)

Country: LOWER-SAXONY This state stretches from the East Frisian Isles and the unique National Park of the Lower Saxony Tide Lands to the Harz Mountains, the most northern chain of the German low mountains. Picturesque marsh landscapes, the fairy tale Weserbergland, idyllic river landscapes as well as a multitude of towns remarkable for their cultural history offering diverse possibilities for your vacation plans, which you must simply visit - in Lower Saxony your vacation dreams come true. Discover your holiday destination Lower Saxony - We've got it all! www.germany-tourism.de /e/dest_states_nds_e.html   (379 words)

LWN: Red Hat Enterprise Linux platform of choice for Lower Saxony IT centre IZN is the main systems centre for IT and communications in Lower Saxony, providing 11,000 employees with access to the central case tracking system "Nivadis" at the central police headquarters and its departments. In addition to the Nivadis project, IZN is setting up a central archive with full-text search function for the Lower Saxony police and this has also been installed on a Red Hat platform. Red Hat Network makes managing and expanding the system a lot easier." Nivadis was developed by the police in Lower Saxony in a joint IT project with the management consultancy company Mummert Consulting at the Hanover Police Office for Technology and Procurement. lwn.net /Articles/141845   (774 words)

Lower Saxony ower Saxony is the second largest German federal State. www.germaniakc.org /Lwrsax.htm   (89 words)

Lower Saxony Lower Saxony 1 : 100 000 with window for icon selection, positions window and tools Lower Saxony 1 : 6 000 000 overview map, magnifier and search directory Regional Authority for Surveying and Basic Geoinformation Lower Saxony (LGN) www.megatel.de /htm/e_61202.htm   (101 words)

Lower Saxony Travel: Deals and travel information for Lower Saxony, Germany So, either check out our special Lower Saxony travel deals below, use our search box to find the perfect trip or browse through our vast list of destinations to see all we have to offer. Tell us about Lower Saxony in your own free blog at lastminuteliving.com Lower Saxony Travel: Deals and travel information for Lower Saxony, Germany www.lastminute.com /site/find/World/Europe/Germany/Lower-Saxony/Lower-Saxony--travel.html   (220 words)

Lower Saxony Hamburg Germany Travel, Vacations & Accommodations The pride of this privately owned hotel in the city center is its 2100 sqm sports and leisure center... Likewise, it is the responsibility of advertisers to determine the suitability and credit worthiness of potential customers prior to any transaction. The Gastwerk Hotel Hamburg preserved much of the industrial culture and integrated it into a modern... www.realadventures.com /pages/germany/lower-saxony-hamburg.htm   (400 words)

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