Niedersachsen Lower Saxony (English)
Geography
Lower Saxony is the second largest state. It is bordered by the North Sea by the states of Schleswig-Holstein and Hamburg to the north and by the states of Mecklenburg–West Pomerania to the northeast, Saxony-Anhalt to the east, Thuringia and Hessen to the south, and North Rhine–Westphalia to the southwest. The Netherlands borders Lower Saxony to the west. The state of Bremen along with the cities of Bremerhaven and Bremen, is enclosed by Lower Saxony.
The state is dominated by several large rivers running northwards through the state: the Ems, Weser, Aller and Elbe. The highest mountain in Lower Saxony is the Wurmberg (971 m) in the Harz mountains. Most of the mountains and hills are found in the southeastern part of the state.
The state is dominated by several large rivers running northwards through the state: the Ems, Weser, Aller and Elbe. The highest mountain in Lower Saxony is the Wurmberg (971 m) in the Harz mountains. Most of the mountains and hills are found in the southeastern part of the state.
Cities
Capital: Hannover
Other Cities: Braunschweig (Brunswick), Cuxhaven, Emden, Göttingen, Hildesheim, Lüneburg, Osnabrück, Oldenburg, Salzgitter, Wilhelmshaven, and Wolfsburg
Other Cities: Braunschweig (Brunswick), Cuxhaven, Emden, Göttingen, Hildesheim, Lüneburg, Osnabrück, Oldenburg, Salzgitter, Wilhelmshaven, and Wolfsburg
Information and Attractions: Click on the sites below about Lower Saxony.
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