'''Lower Saxony''' [http://www.niedersachsen-tourism.com/] (German: Niedersachsen [?ni?d?r?zaks?n]) is a federal state (Bundesland, plural Bundeslander) in northwestern Germany. It is the second largest state by area (47,618 km2) and fourth largest by population (nearly eight million) among the country's sixteen states.
Regions
Bentheim
Brunswick (Braunschweig)
Calenberg - see also Hanover Region
Eastern Frisia
Elbe-Weser
Emsland
Hanover Region
Harz Highlands
Lueneburg Heath
Middle Weser
North Sea
Oldenburger Munsterland
Osnabruck - home to lake Dummer
Schaumburg - home of magnificent castles
Weser Hills and Solling
Cities
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Hanover (''Hannover'') state capital
Luneburg - Picturesque historic city that is well worth the visit
Brunswick
Cuxhaven is a primary destination as a seaside resort
Goslar - Scenic Mediaeval Imperial Town & Outdoors pursuit in the Harz Highlands.
Göttingen- Home to an old venerable University.
Hildesheim
Hameln - Home of the pied piper
Oldenburg
Other destinations
Nienburg A nice town in the middle of Lower Saxony, very nice Christmas market in one weekend in December.
Nordenham A town located on the Weser River
Nature Parks
There are 12 nature parks in Lower Saxony:
Nature park Luneburger Heide (conservation area)
Nature park Munden
Nature park Harz
Nature park Nordlicher Teutoburger Wald- Wiehengebierge
Nature park Solling Vogler
Nature park Sudheide
Nature park Weserbergland Schaumburg-Hameln
Nature park Elbufer- Drawehn
Nature park Dummer
Nature park Elm-Lappwald
Nature park Wildeshauser Geest
Nature park Steinhuder Meer
Understand
Talk
Get in
Get around
There is a special ticket called the "''Niedersachsen Ticket''" which offers unlimited travel by regional trains inside Lower Saxony area, up to Bremen and Hamburg in one day. This ticket is not valid in fast trains (D, EC, IC, ICE) so make sure you board the right trains (RE, RB, S-Bahn, Metronom) when using this ticket. There are two types of tickets, the group ticket (up to 5 person, ?24) and the single ticket (?17). These tickets are also valid inside public trasnport network in some of the cities (Hanover, Hamburg, Bremen, Brunswick). [http://www.bahn.de]
See
Do
Eat
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Stay safe
Weblinks
[http://www.niedersachsen-tourism.de/ Holiday Destination Niedersachsen] - official website for tourism, holiday and leisure in Lower Saxony
[http://www.golfland-niedersachsen.de/en/ Golfland Niedersachsen] - Official website about the golf courses and hotels in Lower Saxony
[http://www.international.niedersachsen.de/en/home.html/ Lower Saxony] - Official governmental portal
Get out
Bremen
Hamburg
Berlin