Gellersen is a ''
Samtgemeinde
A ''Samtgemeinde'' (; plural: ''Samtgemeinden'') is a type of administrative division in Lower Saxony, Germany. ''Samtgemeinden'' are local government associations of municipality, municipalities, equivalent to the ''Amt (administrative division ...
'' ("collective municipality") in the
district of Lüneburg, in
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony (german: Niedersachsen ; nds, Neddersassen; stq, Läichsaksen) is a German state (') in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ...
,
Germany
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. It is situated approximately 5 km west of
Lüneburg
Lüneburg (officially the ''Hanseatic City of Lüneburg'', German: ''Hansestadt Lüneburg'', , Low German ''Lümborg'', Latin ''Luneburgum'' or ''Lunaburgum'', Old High German ''Luneburc'', Old Saxon ''Hliuni'', Polabian ''Glain''), also calle ...
. Its seat is in the village Reppenstedt.
The ''Samtgemeinde'' Gellersen consists of the following municipalities:
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Kirchgellersen
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Reppenstedt
Reppenstedt is a municipality and the administrative centre of the ''Samtgemeinde Gellersen'' within the district of Lüneburg in Lower Saxony, Germany
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Südergellersen
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Westergellersen
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Samtgemeinden in Lower Saxony