Verden (district)

District in Lower Saxony, Germany

District in Lower Saxony, Germany

Verden

District

Flag

Coat of arms

Country| Germany
State| Lower Saxony
Capital| Verden
Government

• District admin.| Peter Bohlmann (SPD)
Area

• Total

| 787.70 km2 (304.13 sq mi)
Population

(31 December 2023)[1]

• Total

| 138,273
• Density| 180/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration| VER
Website| landkreis-verden.de

Verden (German pronunciation: [ˈfeːɐ̯dn̩]) is a Kreis (district) in the centre of Lower Saxony, Germany. Adjoining it are (from the northwest clockwise) the districts of Osterholz, Rotenburg, Heidekreis, Nienburg, and Diepholz, as well as the city of Bremen.

## Geography

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The Aller River enters the district in the east and joins the Weser in the center of the district. In the north, the Wümme River passes from west to the east across the district's territory. The western half of the district is occupied by suburbs in the Bremen metropolitan area, e.g. the town of Achim.

## History

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The district dates back to the two Ämter of Verden and Achim, which were created in 1852 and 1859. After the Kingdom of Hanover became part of Prussia, they were recreated as districts (Kreise), and merged in 1932. In 1939, two municipalities of the district were added to Bremen, and in 1972 Thedinghausen (previously an exclave of the district of Braunschweig) was added.

## Twinnings

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* The city and rayon of Bagrationovsk (Russia)
* The city and municipality of Górowo Ilaweckie (Poland)

## Coat of arms

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The coat of arms shows a horse in the top part, both as a symbol for the state of Lower Saxony, as well as the historical state of Hanover, to which the district belonged. The wavy line in the middle stands for the rivers Weser and Aller, while the three ears in the bottom symbolize the agricultural character of the district.

Blazon

"Shield Azure parted by a bar wavy Argent, above a horse passant Argent, beneath three grain ears in fan flanked by two grain leaves all Or."[2]

## Towns and municipalities

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Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district Towns  | Municipalities | Samtgemeinde of Thedinghausen

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1. Achim
2. Verden

1. Dörverden
2. Kirchlinteln
3. Langwedel
4. Ottersberg
5. Oyten

1. Blender
2. Emtinghausen
3. Riede
4. Thedinghausen[3]

## References

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1. ^ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus 2022, Stand 31. Dezember 2023" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
2. ^ Bakker, Jarig. "Verden County (Germany)". FOTW: Flags of the World. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
3. ^ Seat of the Samtgemeinde.

## External links

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* Media related to Landkreis Verden at Wikimedia Commons
* Official homepage

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Urban and rural districts in the state of Lower Saxony in Germany

Region|

* Hanover

Urban districts|

* Braunschweig
* Delmenhorst
* Emden
* Oldenburg
* Osnabrück
* Salzgitter
* Wilhelmshaven
* Wolfsburg

Rural districts|

* Ammerland
* Aurich
* Bentheim
* Celle
* Cloppenburg
* Cuxhaven
* Diepholz
* Emsland
* Friesland
* Gifhorn
* Goslar
* Göttingen
* Hameln-Pyrmont
* Harburg
* Heidekreis
* Helmstedt
* Hildesheim
* Holzminden
* Leer
* Lüchow-Dannenberg
* Lüneburg
* Nienburg
* Northeim
* Oldenburg
* Osnabrück
* Osterholz
* Peine
* Rotenburg
* Schaumburg
* Stade
* Uelzen
* Vechta
* Verden
* Wesermarsch
* Wittmund
* Wolfenbüttel

Districts of German states (Full list)

* Baden-Württemberg
* Bavaria
* Brandenburg
* Bremen
* Hesse
* Lower Saxony
* Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
* North Rhine-Westphalia
* Rhineland-Palatinate
* Saarland
* Saxony
* Saxony-Anhalt
* Schleswig-Holstein
* Thuringia

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