Uelzen (district)
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| State: | Lower Saxony |
| Adm. Region: | LÃÂüneburg |
| Capital: | Uelzen |
| Area: | km² |
| Inhabitants: | 97,400 (2003) |
| pop. density: | 67 inh./km² |
| Car identification: | UE |
| Homepage: | http://www.landkreis-uelzen.de |
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Uelzen is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the south and clockwise) the districts of Gifhorn, Celle, Soltau-Fallingbostel, LÃÂüneburg and LÃÂüchow-Dannenberg, and by the state of Saxony-Anhalt (district Altmarkkreis Salzwedel).
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From medieval times on the region was part of the duchy of Brunswick-LÃÂüneburg and its successor states.
The district comprises the eastern part of the LÃÂüneburg Heath (LÃÂüneburger Heide). The Ilmenau river has its source in the district. From here it runs northwards to the town of LÃÂüneburg. The countryside is plain and sparsely populated.History
Geography
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