The Burgdorf District (not to be confused with the
Burgdorf District
Burgdorf District was a district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland with its seat at Burgdorf Castle
Burgdorf Castle (german: Schloss Burgdorf) is a castle in the municipality of Burgdorf in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is a Swiss ...
in Switzerland) is a former district (Landkreis) in Germany. It existed from 1885 to 1974, when it was absorbed in the Hanover District and subsequently in the
Hanover Region
Hanover Region (german: Region Hannover) is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Heidekreis, Celle, Gifhorn, Peine, Hildesheim, Hamelin-Pyrmont, Schaumburg and Nienburg.
The H ...
. Its area corresponds roughly to the present day municipalities of
Wedemark
Wedemark ( Eastphalian: ''Wiemark'') is a municipality in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Wedemark is a historical landscape description for the area and is situated approximately 20 km north of Hanover. It ranks third on a ...
,
Isernhagen
Isernhagen ( Eastphalian: ''Isernhogen'') is a municipality in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the north-east of Hanover. According to the average income per capita it is the most affluent municipality in Low ...
,
Burgwedel
Burgwedel is a town in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 15 km northeast of Hanover. It has a population of around 20,200.
Politics and Administration
Burgwedel consists of the following borough ...
,
Burgdorf,
Uetze
Uetze ˆÊtÍ¡sÉ™is a municipality in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Fuhse, approximately east of Hanover.
Geography
Uetze is the easternmost municipality in the Hanover Region. It is bordered by ...
,
Lehrte
Lehrte is a town in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 17 km east of Hanover. In the 19th century Lehrte was the most important railway junction in the former Kingdom of Hanover. As of the 21st ...
and
Sehnde
Sehnde is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located approximately 15 kilometres southeast of Hanover.
History
Sehnde was formed in 1974 by combining fifteen autonomous villages which belonged to three different districts: Bilm, Bolzum, Do ...
.
Geography
The district comprised the localities of the present day cities
*
Burgdorf,
*
Burgwedel
Burgwedel is a town in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 15 km northeast of Hanover. It has a population of around 20,200.
Politics and Administration
Burgwedel consists of the following borough ...
,
*
Lehrte
Lehrte is a town in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 17 km east of Hanover. In the 19th century Lehrte was the most important railway junction in the former Kingdom of Hanover. As of the 21st ...
(without
Hämelerwald),
*
Sehnde
Sehnde is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located approximately 15 kilometres southeast of Hanover.
History
Sehnde was formed in 1974 by combining fifteen autonomous villages which belonged to three different districts: Bilm, Bolzum, Do ...
(without the villages
Bolzum,
Müllingen,
Wassel
Sehnde is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located approximately 15 kilometres southeast of Hanover.
History
Sehnde was formed in 1974 by combining fifteen autonomous villages which belonged to three different districts: Bilm, Bolzum, Do ...
,
Wehmingen and
Wirringen)
and the present-day municipalities
*
Isernhagen
Isernhagen ( Eastphalian: ''Isernhogen'') is a municipality in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the north-east of Hanover. According to the average income per capita it is the most affluent municipality in Low ...
,
*
Uetze
Uetze ˆÊtÍ¡sÉ™is a municipality in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Fuhse, approximately east of Hanover.
Geography
Uetze is the easternmost municipality in the Hanover Region. It is bordered by ...
(without the villages
Dedenhausen and
Eltze),
*
Wedemark
Wedemark ( Eastphalian: ''Wiemark'') is a municipality in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Wedemark is a historical landscape description for the area and is situated approximately 20 km north of Hanover. It ranks third on a ...
as well as
Oelerse (today part of
Edemissen
Edemissen is a municipality in the district of Peine, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 7 km north of Peine, and 25 km northwest of Braunschweig.
Municipal subdivisions
Personalities
* Adolf-Friedrich Kuntzen ...
),
Harber (today part of
Hohenhameln
Hohenhameln is a municipality in the district of Peine, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 15 km southwest of Peine, 15 km northeast of Hildesheim and 25 km southeast of Hanover.
Places that belong to the Hohenh ...
),
Landwehr
''Landwehr'', or ''Landeswehr'', is a German language term used in referring to certain national army, armies, or militias found in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Europe. In different context it refers to large-scale, low-strength fortif ...
and
Röhrse (today part of
Peine
Peine (; Eastphalian: ''Paane'') is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany, capital of the district Peine. It is situated on the river Fuhse and the Mittellandkanal, approximately west of Braunschweig, and east of Hanover.
History
A deed from 11 ...
) as well as
Isernhagen-Süd (today part of
Hannover
Hanover (; german: Hannover ; nds, Hannober) is the capital and largest city of the German States of Germany, state of Lower Saxony. Its 535,932 (2021) inhabitants make it the List of cities in Germany by population, 13th-largest city in Germa ...
).
{{Authority control
Districts of Prussia
1885 establishments in Germany
1974 disestablishments in Germany
States and territories established in 1885
States and territories disestablished in 1974
Hanover Region