Grafschaft Hoya is a ''
Samtgemeinde
A ''Samtgemeinde'' (; plural: ''Samtgemeinden'') is a type of administrative division in Lower Saxony, Germany. ''Samtgemeinden'' are local government associations of municipalities, equivalent to the '' Ämter'' in Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenb ...
'' ("collective municipality") in the
district of Nienburg, 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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. Its seat is in the
town
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
Hoya. Its name refers to the medieval
County of Hoya
The County of Hoya (German: ''Grafschaft Hoya'') was a state of the Holy Roman Empire, located in the present German state of Lower Saxony. It was centered on the town of Hoya on the middle Weser river, between Bremen and Nienburg; the area no ...
. On 1 January 2011, it merged with the former ''Samtgemeinde''
Eystrup.
The ''Samtgemeinde'' Grafschaft Hoya consists of the following municipalities:
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Bücken
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Eystrup
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Gandesbergen
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Hämelhausen
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Hassel
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Hilgermissen
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Hoya
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Hoyerhagen
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Schweringen
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Warpe
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Samtgemeinden in Lower Saxony