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List Of Territorial Changes To The District Of Helmstedt
This is a list of territorial changes to the district of Helmstedt, Lower Saxony, Germany during the administrative reforms of the 1970s. * Municipalities lost: ** to Gifhorn *** Ahnebeck *** Bergfeld *** Brechtorf *** Eischott *** Hoitlingen *** Parsau ***Rühen *** Tiddische ** to Wolfsburg *** Brackstedt *** Kastorf *** Neuhaus *** Nordsteimke *** Reislingen *** Velstove *** Vorsfelde ***Warmenau *** Wendschott * Municipalities gained: ** from Gifhorn *** Ahmstorf ***Beienrode *** Essenrode ***Klein Steimke *** Ochsendorf ***Rennau *** Rottorf am Klei *** Uhry ** from Brunswick ***Beienrode *** Essehof *** Flechtorf *** Groß Brunsrode *** Klein Brunsrode ***Lehre *** Wendhausen {{DEFAULTSORT:Territorial changes to the District of Helmstedt Helmstedt Helmstedt Helmstedt Helmstedt (; Eastphalian: ''Helmstidde'') is a town on the eastern edge of the German state of Lower Saxony. It is the capital of the District of Helmstedt. The historic university and Hanseatic city cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helmstedt (district)
Helmstedt is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise) the district of Wolfenbüttel, the City of Braunschweig, the District of Gifhorn, the City of Wolfsburg and the State of Saxony-Anhalt (districts of Börde and Harz). Geography The district is bounded by the Elm (a hill chain) in the west and the Lappwald (a riparian forest) in the east. Large parts of the district are part of the ''Elm-Lappwald Nature Park''. History In the Elm limestone was mined in medieval times; limestone from the region was used for the tomb of Henry the Lion as well as for the imperial cathedral of Königslutter. In the Middle Ages Königslutter was among the most wealthy cities of the Holy Roman Empire. In 1576 the University of Helmstedt was founded, which was the largest university of protestant Germany. The Duchy of Brunswick (deriving from Brunswick-Lüneburg) created administrative districts (''Kreise'') in 1833; the District of Helmstedt was one of tho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |