Lower Saxony is a state in northwestern Germany, with Hanover as its capital.
It covers 47,709 km² and borders the North Sea, the Netherlands, and other German states.
The landscape includes the flat North German Plain, rivers such as the Weser and Eem, and hills such as the Lüneburg Heath, Teutoburg Forest, and Harz Mountains (highest point: 971 m).
There are also prehistoric dolmens.
History
Founded in 1946 after World War II from the Province of Hanover and the former Free States of Oldenburg, Brunswick, and Schaumburg-Lippe.
In 1993, the territory of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern was added.
Economy
Strong in the automotive industry (Volkswagen headquarters in Wolfsburg).
Other sectors include steel (Salzgitter AG), banking, and agriculture. Unemployment: 5.1% (2020); average income: €17,689 (2007).
Population
Approx. 8 million inhabitants (2020), density 168/km². 10.7% non-German; languages: High German, Low Saxon, and Frisian dialect in Saterland. 21.6% of immigrant background.
Main cities
Hannover (capital), Braunschweig, Oldenburg, Osnabrück, Wolfsburg, Emden, and Wilhelmshaven.
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