Holzminden (district)

District in Lower Saxony, Germany

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Coat of arms

CountryGermanyStateLower SaxonyCapitalHolzmindenGovernment

• District admin.Michael SchünemannArea

• Total692 km² (267 sq mi)Population

(31 December 2022)^[1]

• Total70,911 • Density100/km² (270/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Vehicle registrationHOLWebsitelandkreis-holzminden.de

Holzminden (German pronunciation: [hɔltsˈmɪndn̩]) is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany, with the town of Holzminden as its administrative capital. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Hamelin-Pyrmont, Hildesheim and Northeim, and by the state of North Rhine-Westphalia (districts of Höxter and Lippe).

History

The district was established in 1833 within the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg. It was moved to the Prussian Province of Hanover as part of a territorial exchange in 1942. The last territorial modification was in 1974.

Geography

The district is located in the Weserbergland mountains, roughly between Hamelin and Göttingen. The Weser River forms the southwestern border of the district and runs through its northern parts.

Coat of arms

The lion is taken from the arms of the County of Everstein; the counts ruled over the region in the 14th century and were the founders of the City of Holzminden. The bar in the bottom is symbolising the Weser River.

Towns and municipalities

Towns	Samtgemeinden
Holzminden Free municipalities Delligsen	1. Bevern Bevern¹ Golmbach Holenberg Negenborn 2. Bodenwerder-Polle Bodenwerder^{1, 2} Brevörde Halle Hehlen Heinsen Heyen Kirchbrak Ottenstein Pegestorf Polle Vahlbruch	3. Boffzen Boffzen¹ Derental Fürstenberg Lauenförde 4. Eschershausen-Stadtoldendorf Arholzen Deensen Dielmissen Eimen Eschershausen² Heinade Holzen Lenne Lüerdissen Stadtoldendorf^{1, 2} Wangelnstedt
	¹seat of the Samtgemeinde; ²town

Towns

Samtgemeinden

Holzminden

Free municipalities

Delligsen

1. Bevern

2. Bodenwerder-Polle

3. Boffzen

4. Eschershausen-Stadtoldendorf

¹seat of the Samtgemeinde; ²town

Partner regions

Głubczyce County, Poland

References

^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.