'''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

    Drink

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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