SOLTAU-FALLINGBOSTEL

'Soltau-Fallingbostel' () is a district (''Landkreis'') in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Harburg, Lüneburg, Uelzen, Celle, Hanover, Nienburg, Verden and Rotenburg.

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History

Geography

Coat of arms

Towns and municipalities

External links

History

Historically the region belonged to the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg and its successor states. The district was established in 1977 by merging the former districts of Soltau and Fallingbostel.

Geography

The district includes the western half of the Lüneburg Heath (''Lüneburger Heide''). Since this landscape is so characteristic for the district, it calls itself "the Heath District". It is named for the two towns of Soltau and Bad Fallingbostel. The latter is the capital, although it has only 11,800 inhabitants and is only the fifth largest place in the district.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms displays:

★ in the upper half the heraldic lion of Brunswick-Lüneburg

★ in the lower half a megalithic grave

Towns and municipalities

Towns	Samtgemeinden
#Bad Fallingbostel#Munster#Schneverdingen#Soltau#Walsrode 'Free municipalities' #Bispingen#Bomlitz#Neuenkirchen#Wietzendorf Unincorporated area #Osterheide	★ '1. Ahlden' # Ahlden# Eickeloh # Grethem # Hademstorf # Hodenhagen1 ★ '2. Rethem/Aller' # Böhme # Frankenfeld # Häuslingen # Rethem1, 2	★ '3. Schwarmstedt' # Buchholz # Essel # Gilten # Lindwedel # Schwarmstedt1
	1seat of the Samtgemeinde; 2town

External links

★ Official website (German)