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Concept
Heidekreis
Summary
Heidekreis ("Heath district") is a district (Landkreis) in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Harburg, Lüneburg, Uelzen, Celle, Hanover, Nienburg, Verden and Rotenburg.
Historically the region belonged to the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg and its successor states. The district was established in 1977 by merging the former districts of Soltau and Fallingbostel as Soltau-Fallingbostel (ˈzɔltaʊ falɪŋˈbɔstəl). On 1 August 2011 it was renamed to Heidekreis.
The district includes the western half of the Lüneburg Heath (Lüneburger Heide). Since this landscape is so characteristic for the district, it calls itself "the Heath District". The capital is Bad Fallingbostel, although it has only 11,800 inhabitants and is only the fifth largest town in the district.
The coat of arms displays:
in the upper half the heraldic lion of the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg
in the lower half a megalithic grave
Cultural matters are looked after by those charged with communal cultural support within the towns and municipalities, the parishes, the banks, the Lüneburg Regional Association and private cultural initiatives.
Dat ole Hus (heath and open-air museum in Wilsede)
German Tank Museum in Munster (German military history of the 20th century)
Düshorn Village Museum (life and work around 100 years ago)
Hof der Heidmark in Bad Fallingbostel (memorial to the Heidmark)
Klingendes Museum (mechanical musical instruments) in Schwarmstedt
Museum of the Archaeological Working Group in Bad Fallingbostel
Soltau Museum (local history and archaeological exhibition) in Soltau
Soltau Toy Museum (toys from four centuries)
Peetshof (Zeugen Wietzendorfs um 1900) in Wietzendorf
Prussian History (Pavillon im Landschaftspark Iserhatsche) in Bispingen
Pult- und Federkielmuseum (Schulmuseum in Insel) in Schneverdingen
Rischmannshof Heath Museum (heath and open-air museum) in Walsrode
Schäferhof Neuenkirchen (Moorland sheep rearing to preserve the heath and moorlands between Neuenkirchen and Soltau) in Neuenkirchen
Heimathaus auf dem Schroershof (historic farmstead with many buildings) in Neuenkirchen
Art Society and Springhornhof Foundation in Neuenkirchen
Bothmer School Museum (schools in the times of the Emperor) in Schwarmstedt
Ehrhorn Woodland Museum (woods – heathland – people) in Schneverdingen
Munster: Deutsches Haus
Walsrode: Capitol-Theater
The district is a member of the Lüneburg Regional Association (Lüneburgischer Landschaftsverband), which looks after regional, cultural-political tasks.
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