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Soltau-Fallingbostel
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State:	Lower Saxony
Capital:	Bad Fallingbostel
Adm. region:	Lüneburg
Area:	1873 km²
Inhabitants:	142,200 (2003)
pop. density:	76 inh./km²
Car identification:	SFA
Homepage:	soltau-fallingbostel.de
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Soltau-Fallingbostel is a district 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. Germany is a federal republic made up of 16 states, known in German as LÃ¤nder (singular Land). ... With an area of 47,618 km and nearly eight million inhabitants, Lower Saxony (German Niedersachsen) lies in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the countrys sixteen Bundesl nder (federal states). ... Fallingbostel is a municipality in Soltau-Fallingbostel in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... A Regierungsbezirk is an administrative region of Germany, a subdivision of certain federal states (BundeslÃ¤nder). ... LÃ¼neburg is the one of the four Regierungsbezirke of Lower Saxony, Germany, located in the north of the federal state between the three big cities Bremen, Hamburg and Hanover. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... With an area of 47,618 km and nearly eight million inhabitants, Lower Saxony (German Niedersachsen) lies in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the countrys sixteen Bundesl nder (federal states). ... (This article is about the district in northern Germany. ... LÃ¼neburg is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Uelzen is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Celle is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Hanover (officially Region Hannover) is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Nienburg is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Verden is a Kreis (district) in the centre of Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Rotenburg is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ...

1 History
2 Geography
3 Coat of arms
4 Towns and municipalities
5 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. Brunswick-LÃ¼neburg was an historical state within the Holy Roman Empire. ... The succession of states theory asserts that all possessions and territory held by a state are automatically transferred to the successor state, the state which succeeds it. ...

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. The LÃ¼neburg Heath (German: LÃ¼neburger Heide) is a region in Lower Saxony in Germany. ...

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

Heraldry is the science and art of describing coats-of-arms, also referred to as armorial bearings or simply as arms. Its origins lie in the need to distinguish participants in battles or jousts and to describe the various devices they carried or painted on their shields. ... Brunswick-LÃ¼neburg was an historical state within the Holy Roman Empire. ... Megalithic tomb, Mane Braz, Brittany A megalith is a large stone which has been used to construct a structure or monument either alone or with other stones. ...

Towns and municipalities

Towns	Samtgemeinden	Free municipalities
Bad Fallingbostel Munster Schneverdingen Soltau Walsrode	Ahlden Rethem Schwarmstedt	Bispingen Bomlitz Neuenkirchen Wietzendorf

An Amt (plural Ämter) is an administrative unit, which is unique to the German Bundesländer (federal states) of Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Brandenburg. ... A municipality or general-purpose district (compare with: special-purpose district) is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government. ... Fallingbostel is a municipality in Soltau-Fallingbostel in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Munster is a municipality in Soltau-Fallingbostel in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Norddeutsches Spielzeugmuseum, Soltau Soltau is a town in the Luneburg Heath in district Soltau-Fallingbostel, Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Walsrode is a municipality in Soltau-Fallingbostel in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Ahlden is a municipality in Soltau-Fallingbostel in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Rethem is a municipality in Soltau-Fallingbostel in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Schwarmstedt is a municipality in Soltau-Fallingbostel in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Neuenkirchen is a municipality in Soltau-Fallingbostel in Lower Saxony, Germany. ...

External links

Official website (German)

	Cities and rural districts in the Federal State of Lower Saxony in Germany
Region Lower Saxony flag File links The following pages link to this file: Aurich (district) Wittmund (district) Friesland (district) Leer (district) Ammerland Wesermarsch Cuxhaven (district) Stade (district) Harburg Lüneburg (district) Lüchow-Dannenberg Osterholz Rotenburg (district) Verden (district) Soltau-Fallingbostel Uelzen (district) Celle (district) Gifhorn (district) Emsland Bentheim Cloppenburg (district... With an area of 47,618 km and nearly eight million inhabitants, Lower Saxony (German Niedersachsen) lies in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the countrys sixteen Bundesl nder (federal states). ... {{JESUS TOOK THE FLAG}} He stole it and sold it to some asian drug dealers from the atlantic, hmm? File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Berlin Brandenburg Chelsea F.C. European Peoples Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats Fulham F.C. Football World...	Hannover (Hanover) Hanover (officially Region Hannover) is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ...
Cities	Braunschweig (Brunswick) \| Delmenhorst \| Emden \| Oldenburg \| Osnabrück \| Salzgitter \| Wilhelmshaven \| Wolfsburg Map of Germany showing Braunschweig Braunschweig [ËˆbraunÊƒvaik] (English Brunswick) is a city of 245,500 people (as of December 31, 2004), located in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Delmenhorst is an urban district (Kreisfreie Stadt) of 76,000 inhabitants located in Lower Saxony at 53Â°03â€² N 8Â°37â€² E between Bremen and Oldenburg. ... Map of Germany showing the location of Emden Emden is a city and seaport in the northwest of Germany, on river Ems. ... Oldenburg (Low Saxon: Ollnborg) is an Independent City in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... OsnabrÃ¼ck is a city in the Westphalian half of Lower Saxony, Germany, some 80km NNW of Dortmund, 45km NNW of MÃ¼nster, and some 100km due West of Hanover. ... Categories: Germany geography stubs \| Cities in Germany \| Towns in Lower Saxony ... Wilhelmshaven is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Weser watershed Wolfsburg is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany. ...
Rural districts	onmouseover="pv(event, 56)" onmouseout="unpv(56)" style="">Ammerland \| Aurich \| Grafschaft Bentheim \| Celle \| Cloppenburg \| Cuxhaven \| Diepholz \| Emsland \| Friesland \| Gifhorn \| Goslar \| Göttingen \| Hameln (Hamelin) -Pyrmont \| Harburg \| Helmstedt \| Hildesheim \| Holzminden \| Leer \| Lüchow-Dannenberg \| Lüneburg \| Nienburg \| Northeim \| Oldenburg \| Osnabrück \| Osterholz \| Osterode \| Peine \| Rotenburg \| Schaumburg \| Soltau-Fallingbostel \| Stade \| Uelzen \| Vechta \| Verden \| Wesermarsch \| Wittmund \| Wolfenbüttel Ammerland is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Aurich is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Bentheim (in full Grafschaft Bentheim (County of Bentheim)) is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Celle is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Cloppenburg is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Cuxhaven is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Diepholz is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Emsland is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Friesland is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Gifhorn is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Goslar is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... GÃ¶ttingen is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Hamelin-Pyrmont (German Hameln-Pyrmont) is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... (This article is about the district in northern Germany. ... Helmstedt is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Hildesheim is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Holzminden is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Leer is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... LÃ¼chow-Dannenberg is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... LÃ¼neburg is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Nienburg is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Northeim is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Oldenburg is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... OsnabrÃ¼ck is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Osterode is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Peine is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Rotenburg is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... For the city Schaumburg in the United States see Schaumburg, Illinois and for the castle in Lower Saxony near Rinteln, see Schaumburg. ... Stade is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Uelzen is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Vechta is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Verden is a Kreis (district) in the centre of Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Wesermarsch is a Kreis (district) in the northwestern part of Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Wittmund is a Kreis (district) in the northwestern part of Lower Saxony, Germany. ... WolfenbÃ¼ttel is a Kreis (district) in the southeastern part of Lower Saxony, Germany. ...

Category: Districts of Lower Saxony

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Fallingbostel (637 words)
	The town of Fallingbostel is situated on the eastern edge of the Lüneburger Heide on the North German Plain between the towns of Soltau and Walsrode.
	Fallingbostel Station is located on the edge of the Bergen-Hohne NATO Training Area near the town and lies within the Gemeinderefreier Bezirk (Autonomous District) of Osterheide (one of only 3 Autonomous Districts in Germany).
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Fallingbostel HIVE (285 words)
	In Bad Fallingbostel at the entrance to the Lieth-forest, is the "Hof der Heidmark" a timber-framed house from 1642 and old warehouses.
	Fallingbostel Station is part of the Hohne Garrison which is made up of three camps.
	Fallingbostel is currently the home of The Scots dragoon Guards, 2 Royal Tank Regement, 1 st Battalion Highlanders,16 Tank Transporter Squadran and 2 Battalion REME.

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