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Heidekreis

Heidekreis is a district in , . It is bounded by the districts of , , , , Hanover, , and .
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  • Type: County with 141,000 residents
  • Description: district in Lower Saxony, Germany
  • Also known as: “DE938”
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include Großsteingrab Krelingen and St. Johannes der Täufer-Kirche.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site.

Church
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is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bad Fallingbostel and Walsrode.

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is the county town of Soltau-Fallingbostel in the state of . It is a recognised state-recognised spa town, hence the prefix "Bad".

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is a town of 30,000 people on the in North Germany. The city is known nationally for the Weltvogelpark , the world's largest bird park.

Village
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is a parish in the borough of in the Heidekreis district in the in the north German state of . About 290 people live in this heath parish which has an area of 9.0 km².

Heidekreis

Latitude
52.8217° or 52° 49′ 18″ north
Longitude
9.6601° or 9° 39′ 37″ east
Population
141,000
Elevation
64 metres (210 feet)
Open location code
9F4FRMC6+M3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 240071189
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­county
Geo­Names ID
2831482
Wiki­data ID
Q5922
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Heidekreis” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “هايديكرايس”
  • Aragonese: “Districto de Heide”
  • Catalan: “Districte de la Landa”
  • Catalan: “Heidekreis”
  • Cebuano: “Landkreis Heidekreis”
  • Chinese: “Heidekreis Kūn”
  • Chinese: “海德县”
  • Chinese: “索尔陶-法林博斯特尔县”
  • Czech: “Zemský okres Heide”
  • Czech: “Zemský okres Heidekreis”
  • Czech: “Zemský okres Lüneburské vřesoviště”
  • Danish: “Landkreis Heidekreis”
  • Dutch: “Heidekreis”
  • Dutch: “Landkreis Heidekreis”
  • Esperanto: “distrikto Heidekreis”
  • Esperanto: “Distrikto Heidekreis”
  • Estonian: “Heidekreisi kreis”
  • French: “arrondissement de la Lande”
  • French: “Arrondissement de la Lande”
  • French: “Heidekreis”
  • French: “la Lande”
  • French: “Landkreis Soltau-Fallingbostel”
  • Georgian: “ზოლტაუ-ფალინგბოსტელის რაიონი”
  • German: “Heidekreis”
  • German: “Landkreis Heidekreis”
  • German: “Landkreis Soltau-Fallingbostel”
  • Indonesian: “Heidekreis”
  • Indonesian: “Soltau-Fallingbostel”
  • Interlingue: “Subdistrict Heidekreis”
  • Italian: “circondario della Landa”
  • Italian: “Circondario della Landa”
  • Italian: “circondario di Soltau-Fallingbostel”
  • Italian: “Heidekreis”
  • Italian: “Landkreis Heidekreis”
  • Italian: “Landkreis Soltau-Fallingbostel”
  • Japanese: “ハイデクライス郡”
  • Japanese: “ハイデ郡”
  • Kazakh: “Зольтау-Фаллингбостель”
  • Kurdish: “Heidekreis”
  • Ladin: “Landkreis Heidekreis”
  • Latin: “Circulus Heidensis”
  • Low German: “Landkreis Heidkreis”
  • Macedonian: “Хајдекрајс”
  • Malay: “Heidekreis”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Heidekreis Kūn”
  • Northern Frisian: “Heidekreis”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Heidekreis”
  • Persian: “هايدكرايس”
  • Persian: “هایدکرایس”
  • Polish: “Landkreis Heidekreis”
  • Portuguese: “Distrito da Charneca”
  • Portuguese: “Heidekreis”
  • Romanian: “Districtul Heide”
  • Romanian: “Heidekreis”
  • Russian: “Зольтау-Фаллингбостель”
  • Russian: “Хайде”
  • Saterfriesisch: “Loundkring Heidekreis”
  • Slovenian: “Heidekreis”
  • Spanish: “Distrito de Heide”
  • Spanish: “Distrito de Soltau-Fallingbostel”
  • Swedish: “Landkreis Heidekreis”
  • Turkish: “Heidekreis”
  • Ukrainian: “Гайдекрайс”
  • Uzbek: “Heidekreis”
  • Vietnamese: “Heidekreis”
  • Vietnamese: “Soltau-Fallingbostel”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Heidekreis”
  • Western Frisian: “Heidekreis”
  • Western Panjabi: “ہائیڈیکرائیس”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Harmsheide and Krelingen.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hohe Heide and Bockhorner Friedhof.

Lower Saxony: Must-Visit Destinations

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