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ContentsAll cities and communes in Lower Saxony of more than 15,000 inhabitants.
Federal State| Name | Abbr. | Status | Capital | A (km²) | C 1987-05-25 | E 1995-12-31 | E 2001-12-31 | E 2005-12-31 | E 2008-12-31 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < | Niedersachsen [Lower Saxony] | NI | FSt | Hannover | 47,627 | 7,162,103 | 7,780,422 | 7,956,416 | 7,993,946 | 7,947,244 |
| Germany | DEU | Berlin | 357,112 | 77,718,000 | 81,817,499 | 82,440,309 | 82,437,995 | 82,002,356 |
Principal Cities| Name | C E 2008-12-31 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hannover | 519,619 |
| 2 | Braunschweig | 246,012 |
| 3 | Osnabrück | 163,286 |
| 4 | Oldenburg | 160,279 |
| 5 | Göttingen | 121,455 |
| 6 | Wolfsburg | 120,538 |
| 7 | Salzgitter | 104,423 |
| 8 | Hildesheim | 103,288 |
| 9 | Wilhelmshaven | 81,411 |
Cities & Communes| Name | Status | C C 1987-05-25 | C E 1995-12-31 | C E 2001-12-31 | C E 2005-12-31 | C E 2008-12-31 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < | Achim | City | 28,114 | 30,050 | 29,681 | 30,141 | 30,162 |
| < | Alfeld (Leine) | City | 22,305 | 22,413 | 21,778 | 21,061 | 20,460 |
| < | Aurich | City | 36,033 | 39,519 | 40,362 | 40,594 | 40,447 |
| < | Bad Bentheim | City | 13,697 | 14,319 | 14,817 | 15,522 | 15,682 |
| < | Bad Essen | Com | 12,121 | 14,876 | 15,575 | 15,778 | 15,753 |
| < | Bad Harzburg | City | 23,157 | 23,599 | 23,021 | 22,734 | 22,187 |
| < | Bad Münder (am Deister) {Bad Munder} | City | 18,578 | 19,274 | 18,877 | 18,490 | 17,912 |
| < | Bad Pyrmont | City | 20,443 | 23,180 | 22,100 | 21,492 | 20,920 |
| < | Bad Zwischenahn | Com | 23,299 | 24,362 | 25,826 | 27,101 | 27,350 |
| < | Barsinghausen | City | 32,727 | 34,643 | 34,408 | 34,166 | 33,961 |
| < | Bassum | City | 13,860 | 15,055 | 16,132 | 16,243 | 16,125 |
| < | Brake (Unterweser) | City | 16,276 | 16,713 | 16,416 | 16,191 | 15,837 |
| < | Bramsche | City | 24,147 | 30,724 | 31,030 | 31,006 | 31,152 |
| < | Braunschweig [Brunswick] | CityCR | 252,351 | 252,544 | 245,516 | 245,273 | 246,012 |
| < | Bremervörde {Bremervorde} | City | 17,700 | 19,004 | 19,386 | 19,113 | 18,939 |
| < | Buchholz (in der Nordheide) | City | 29,824 | 34,042 | 36,109 | 37,987 | 38,415 |
| < | Bückeburg {Buckeburg} | City | 19,610 | 20,953 | 20,782 | 20,922 | 20,674 |
| < | Burgdorf | City | 28,073 | 30,275 | 30,204 | 30,074 | 30,063 |
| < | Burgwedel | Com | 17,924 | 19,166 | 19,861 | 20,384 | 20,481 |
| < | Buxtehude | City | 31,004 | 35,253 | 37,086 | 38,335 | 39,522 |
| < | Celle | City | 71,222 | 73,936 | 71,949 | 71,336 | 70,745 |
| < | Clausthal-Zellerfeld | City | 15,823 | 16,703 | 15,460 | 15,075 | 14,561 |
| < | Cloppenburg | City | 22,266 | 27,795 | 30,146 | 31,656 | 32,278 |
| < | Cuxhaven | City | 56,049 | 55,229 | 53,168 | 52,095 | 51,249 |
| < | Damme | City | 13,029 | 14,998 | 15,508 | 16,211 | 16,451 |
| < | Delmenhorst | CityCR | 72,072 | 78,226 | 76,284 | 75,916 | 74,751 |
| < | Diepholz | City | 14,458 | 16,121 | 16,378 | 16,593 | 16,553 |
| < | Duderstadt | City | 22,253 | 23,393 | 23,056 | 22,808 | 22,114 |
| < | Edewecht | Com | 14,398 | 17,000 | 19,871 | 20,797 | 21,006 |
| < | Einbeck | City | 28,843 | 29,388 | 28,613 | 27,795 | 27,082 |
| < | Emden | CityCR | 50,144 | 51,559 | 51,185 | 51,693 | 51,562 |
| < | Friesoythe | City | 16,576 | 18,907 | 20,064 | 20,493 | 20,599 |
| < | Ganderkesee | Com | 26,061 | 28,895 | 30,590 | 30,969 | 30,753 |
| < | Garbsen | City | 58,081 | 62,681 | 63,271 | 63,123 | 62,000 |
| < | Georgsmarienhütte {Georgsmarienhutte} | City | 30,833 | 32,909 | 32,905 | 32,536 | 32,289 |
| < | Gifhorn | City | 34,770 | 43,526 | 42,740 | 42,466 | 41,799 |
| < | Goslar | City | 45,978 | 46,142 | 44,123 | 43,119 | 41,785 |
| < | Göttingen {Gottingen} | City | 114,698 | 126,253 | 123,822 | 121,884 | 121,455 |
| < | Hameln | City | 58,181 | 58,781 | 59,052 | 58,739 | 58,267 |
| < | Hannover [Hanover] | City | 494,864 | 523,147 | 516,415 | 515,729 | 519,619 |
| < | Haren (Ems) | City | 18,422 | 21,450 | 22,389 | 22,720 | 23,029 |
| < | Helmstedt | City | 26,656 | 26,946 | 25,888 | 25,391 | 24,402 |
| < | Hemmingen | Com | 16,007 | 16,608 | 18,196 | 18,647 | 18,502 |
| < | Herzberg (am Harz) | City | 15,960 | 16,325 | 15,261 | 14,697 | 14,209 |
| < | Hessisch Oldendorf | City | 17,527 | 20,125 | 19,969 | 19,771 | 19,312 |
| < | Hildesheim | City | 103,449 | 106,101 | 103,717 | 102,575 | 103,288 |
| < | Holzminden | City | 21,064 | 22,078 | 21,320 | 20,789 | 20,387 |
| < | Hude (Oldenburg) | Com | 12,008 | 13,729 | 15,418 | 15,715 | 15,814 |
| < | Isernhagen | Com | 20,489 | 21,979 | 22,496 | 22,619 | 22,846 |
| < | Königslutter (am Elm) {Konigslutter} | City | 16,143 | 16,802 | 16,570 | 16,350 | 16,078 |
| < | Laatzen | City | 35,891 | 37,180 | 38,965 | 40,075 | 40,109 |
| < | Langen | City | 15,224 | 16,907 | 18,418 | 18,702 | 18,449 |
| < | Langenhagen | City | 45,965 | 48,921 | 49,506 | 50,883 | 51,691 |
| < | Leer (Ostfriesland) | City | 31,411 | 32,622 | 34,109 | 33,936 | 34,154 |
| < | Lehrte | City | 39,577 | 42,011 | 44,200 | 43,888 | 43,518 |
| < | Lilienthal | Com | 15,643 | 16,645 | 17,992 | 18,273 | 18,239 |
| < | Lingen (Ems) | City | 47,489 | 52,270 | 51,362 | 51,317 | 51,625 |
| < | Lohne (Oldenburg) | City | 19,308 | 22,550 | 24,907 | 25,459 | 25,784 |
| < | Loxstedt | Com | 14,730 | 15,889 | 16,624 | 16,261 | 16,110 |
| < | Lüneburg {Luneburg} | City | 59,543 | 64,558 | 68,234 | 71,842 | 72,492 |
| < | Melle | City | 40,311 | 43,818 | 45,747 | 46,556 | 46,540 |
| < | Meppen | City | 29,797 | 32,093 | 33,764 | 34,313 | 34,862 |
| < | Moormerland | Com | 18,912 | 20,726 | 21,993 | 22,448 | 22,500 |
| < | Münden (Hannoversch Münden) {Munden} | City | 24,971 | 26,405 | 25,545 | 25,126 | 24,612 |
| < | Munster | City | 15,896 | 18,029 | 17,724 | 17,187 | 16,564 |
| < | Neustadt am Rübenberge {Neustadt am Rubenberge} | City | 38,085 | 43,299 | 45,343 | 45,734 | 45,375 |
| < | Neu Wulmstorf | Com | 13,964 | 17,931 | 20,323 | 20,413 | 20,557 |
| < | Nienburg (Weser) | City | 29,474 | 32,688 | 32,454 | 32,736 | 32,542 |
| < | Norden | City | 24,187 | 24,328 | 24,845 | 25,122 | 25,099 |
| < | Nordenham | City | 28,956 | 29,314 | 28,035 | 27,595 | 27,246 |
| < | Nordhorn | City | 48,368 | 51,269 | 52,479 | 53,085 | 53,401 |
| < | Northeim | City | 30,208 | 32,712 | 31,432 | 30,744 | 29,980 |
| < | Oldenburg (Oldenburg) | CityCR | 140,149 | 151,382 | 155,908 | 158,565 | 160,279 |
| < | Osnabrück {Osnabruck} | CityCR | 150,807 | 168,618 | 164,195 | 163,814 | 163,286 |
| < | Osterholz-Scharmbeck | City | 24,146 | 30,501 | 31,253 | 30,942 | 30,538 |
| < | Osterode (am Harz) | City | 26,735 | 26,707 | 25,571 | 24,643 | 23,993 |
| < | Oyten | Com | 12,104 | 14,491 | 15,195 | 15,288 | 15,360 |
| < | Papenburg | City | 29,143 | 33,624 | 34,266 | 34,684 | 35,268 |
| < | Peine | City | 45,780 | 49,024 | 49,499 | 49,884 | 49,188 |
| < | Rastede | Com | 18,212 | 19,229 | 19,876 | 20,392 | 20,716 |
| < | Rhauderfehn | Com | 14,139 | 15,459 | 16,870 | 17,303 | 17,309 |
| < | Rinteln | City | 26,067 | 28,380 | 28,383 | 27,806 | 27,223 |
| < | Ronnenberg | City | 19,421 | 22,663 | 23,134 | 23,223 | 23,286 |
| < | Rotenburg (Wümme) | City | 18,391 | 21,202 | 21,834 | 22,088 | 21,951 |
| < | Salzgitter | CityCR | 111,069 | 117,713 | 111,696 | 107,726 | 104,423 |
| < | Sarstedt | City | 16,463 | 17,873 | 18,080 | 18,575 | 18,591 |
| < | Schneverdingen | City | 15,584 | 17,030 | 18,632 | 19,097 | 18,997 |
| < | Schortens | Com | 19,446 | 20,837 | 21,371 | 21,189 | 21,047 |
| < | Schwanewede | Com | 16,754 | 17,952 | 19,514 | 19,949 | 20,061 |
| < | Seelze | City | 29,586 | 32,702 | 33,160 | 33,167 | 32,729 |
| < | Seesen | City | 21,726 | 22,574 | 22,431 | 21,724 | 20,795 |
| < | Seevetal | Com | 35,964 | 38,383 | 40,819 | 41,614 | 41,560 |
| < | Sehnde | City | 17,687 | 18,622 | 21,123 | 22,607 | 22,819 |
| < | Soltau | City | 19,227 | 21,040 | 21,926 | 22,052 | 21,831 |
| < | Springe | City | 29,328 | 29,875 | 29,907 | 29,833 | 29,421 |
| < | Stade | City | 40,898 | 45,087 | 45,152 | 45,923 | 45,918 |
| < | Stadthagen | City | 22,114 | 23,566 | 23,767 | 23,181 | 22,638 |
| < | Stuhr | Com | 27,085 | 28,733 | 31,323 | 32,734 | 33,200 |
| < | Südbrookmerland {Sudbrookmerland} | Com | 15,281 | 17,132 | 18,756 | 19,060 | 19,132 |
| < | Syke | City | 18,776 | 23,014 | 23,657 | 24,443 | 24,425 |
| < | Uelzen | City | 35,010 | 35,526 | 35,215 | 35,005 | 34,395 |
| < | Uetze | Com | 17,183 | 18,711 | 19,854 | 20,413 | 20,265 |
| < | Uslar | City | 16,121 | 17,109 | 16,210 | 15,847 | 15,100 |
| < | Varel | City | 23,892 | 24,527 | 24,891 | 25,153 | 24,801 |
| < | Vechelde | Com | 14,079 | 15,005 | 16,189 | 16,230 | 16,074 |
| < | Vechta | City | 22,461 | 25,660 | 28,319 | 30,114 | 30,998 |
| < | Verden (Aller) | City | 23,768 | 26,774 | 26,861 | 26,828 | 26,737 |
| < | Wallenhorst | Com | 20,662 | 22,844 | 23,405 | 24,135 | 23,865 |
| < | Walsrode | City | 22,297 | 23,623 | 24,214 | 24,460 | 24,069 |
| < | Wardenburg | Com | 13,508 | 14,612 | 15,754 | 16,114 | 15,968 |
| < | Wedemark | Com | 23,848 | 26,107 | 28,567 | 29,174 | 29,069 |
| < | Weener | City | 14,357 | 14,909 | 15,406 | 15,652 | 15,676 |
| < | Westerstede | City | 18,202 | 20,735 | 21,521 | 21,888 | 21,964 |
| < | Westoverledingen | Com | 16,456 | 18,139 | 19,731 | 20,091 | 19,936 |
| < | Weyhe | Com | 23,832 | 28,453 | 30,311 | 30,283 | 30,316 |
| < | Wiefelstede | Com | 10,566 | 12,208 | 14,147 | 14,693 | 15,045 |
| < | Wildeshausen | City | 13,623 | 16,192 | 17,442 | 18,275 | 18,766 |
| < | Wilhelmshaven | CityCR | 90,982 | 90,667 | 84,994 | 83,552 | 81,411 |
| < | Winsen (Luhe) | City | 25,925 | 30,054 | 32,055 | 32,928 | 33,830 |
| < | Wittmund | City | 19,115 | 20,827 | 21,371 | 21,311 | 21,031 |
| < | Wolfenbüttel {Wolfenbuttel} | City | 50,729 | 53,686 | 54,517 | 54,461 | 53,797 |
| < | Wolfsburg | CityCR | 124,896 | 126,331 | 121,887 | 121,199 | 120,538 |
| < | Wunstorf | City | 37,105 | 40,084 | 41,542 | 41,914 | 41,332 |