Southern Lower Saxony
Southern Lower Saxony contains the hilly and mountainous parts of this state, namely the Upper Harz mountains, Weser and Leine Uplands with their respective foothills and valleys as well as the Western portion of the Eichsfeld region.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Göttingen and Goslar.
Göttingen
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Göttingen is a city in the southernmost part of the German state of Lower Saxony, bordering Hesse and Thuringia.
Goslar
Goslar is a medieval town in Lower Saxony and serves as a regional hub to the wider Harz area. It lies at the foot of the Harz Mountains. Goslar is much older than Berlin and worth a visit.
Hamelin
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Hamelin is a town in Lower Saxony, 50 km southwest of Hanover. It is the scene of the Pied Piper story, about the man who expelled rats from the town by playing the pipe, and then abducted the town's children when the citizenry refused to pay him what they had agreed.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Hann. Münden and Einbeck.
Hann. Münden
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Hann. Münden is a city in Southern Lower Saxony in Germany. It is the half-timbered jewel at the confluence of three rivers in the Weser Mountain Region on the eastern edge of the Reinhardswald.
Einbeck
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Einbeck is a town in the district Northeim, in southern Lower Saxony, Germany, on the German Timber-Frame Road.
Herzberg am Harz
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Herzberg am Harz is a town in southern Niedersachsen, Germany, on the southwestern rim of the Harz mountain range and the Harz National Park. Its 16th-century castle houses a small cultural centre with a restaurant, a museum and the great hall, which is used for various cultural events.
Clausthal-Zellerfeld
Clausthal-Zellerfeld is a town in the Upper Harz in Lower Saxony. It is the largest town of the Oberharz community and is at an altitude of 535 m ASL. It is great for winter activities, and for walking and mountain biking during the rest of the year.
Bad Harzburg
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Bad Harzburg is a spa town in central Germany, in the Goslar district of Lower Saxony. It lies on the northern edge of the Harz mountains and is a recognised saltwater spa and climatic health resort.
Bad Gandersheim
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Bad Gandersheim is a town in South Lower Saxony, Germany. The town is full of character and is made up of many half-timbered houses. Bad Gandersheim has established itself as Lower Saxony's largest professional summer theatre festival.
Braunlage
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Braunlage is a town and health resort in the Goslar district of Lower Saxony in Germany. Situated within the Harz mountain range, south of the Brocken massif, Braunlage's main business is tourism, particularly skiing.
Wiedensahl
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Wiedensahl is a village in the Weser Uplands in Germany, with fewer than 1000 inhabitants. The community became known nationwide through the painter Wilhelm Busch, who was born here in 1832. He spent many years of his work in the village.
Torfhaus
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Torfhaus is a village in the borough of the mining town of Altenau in the Harz mountains of Germany and lies at a height of about 800 m above sea level.
Southern Lower Saxony
- Type: region
- Description: southern part of the German federal state of Lower Saxony
- Also known as: “South Lower Saxony”
- Location: Lower Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude of center
51.8667° or 51° 52′ 0″ northLongitude of center
9.5° or 9° 30′ eastWikidata ID
Q2381124
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In Other Languages
From German to Venetian—“Southern Lower Saxony” goes by many names.
- German: “Süd-Niedersachsen”
- German: “Südniedersachsen”
- Italian: “Bassa Sassonia meridionale”
- Russian: “Юг Нижней Саксонии”
- Slovenian: “Južna Spodnja Saška”
- Slovenian: “Südniedersachsen”
- Venetian: “Basa Sasònia meridionałe”
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