Lüchow-Dannenberg

Coordinates: 53°00′N 11°10′E / 53.0°N 11.17°E / 53.0; 11.17
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Lüchow-Dannenberg
District
Flag of Lüchow-Dannenberg
Flag
Coat of arms of Lüchow-Dannenberg
Coat of arms
Map
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
CapitalLüchow
Government
 • District admin.Dagmar Schulz
Area
 • Total1,220 km2 (470 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2022)[1]
 • Total49,178
 • Density40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationDAN
Websitewww.luechow-dannenberg.de

Lüchow-Dannenberg is a district in

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (district of Ludwigslust-Parchim), Brandenburg (district of Prignitz) and Saxony-Anhalt (districts of Stendal and Altmarkkreis Salzwedel
).

History

In

Brunswick-Lüneburg
in the beginning of the 14th century.

Since that time it was always an eastern extension of different entities, usually states like West Germany.

The area was ruled by Lüneburg until 1705 and then became a part of the Electorate of Hanover. When the Kingdom of Hanover was annexed by Prussia (1866), the districts of Lüchow and Dannenberg were established within the new Province of Hanover.

A Slavic language persisted here until the 18th century.

In 1932 the two districts of Lüchow and Dannenberg were merged into the current district with Dannenberg as capital. In 1951 the seat of the administration was moved to Lüchow.

Current issues

Since the end of the 1990s the financial problems of the municipalities in the district grew more and more severe. To save money spent for administration a major municipal reform is currently discussed. The two most likely outcomes of the reform will be either a conversion of the district to an

urban district, in which the 27 municipalities will then become boroughs of one town. The other discussed solution is the merger into two Samtgemeinden
. The dissolution of the district and inclusion of the two remaining Samtgemeinden into the districts of Lüneburg and Uelzen are also discussed.

Geography

The district is named for the two main towns. It is better known as the Wendland, a designation referring to the

Slavic people of the Wends from Obotrite tribe Drevani, who lived there till the 18th century — the last known user of the local dialect of Polabian language died in 1752. The landscape is characterised by riverside woodlands along the Elbe
river and a hilly countryside.

In addition, the Wendland is known for the small village of

salt dome Gorleben, a deep geological repository is proposed. Moreover, an interim storage for spent nuclear fuel is located in Gorleben. The area has been a site of clashes between the police and anti-nuclear protesters
since the 1980s.

Lüchow-Dannenberg has a sister-city relationship with Steglitz-Zehlendorf, a borough of Berlin since 1979.

Lüchow-Dannenberg is the least populous of Germany's 402 districts, and has the lowest population density of any district in West Germany.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms displays:

  • a fir, which was the heraldic symbol of the counts of Dannenberg
  • three yellow rhombs from the arms of the counts of Lüchow

Towns and municipalities

Mecklenburg-VorpommernSaxony-AnhaltBrandenburgLüneburg (district)Uelzen (district)Neu DarchauHitzackerGöhrdeGöhrde (unincorporated area)DamnatzKarwitzZernienGusbornLangendorfDannenberg (Elbe)JamelnLüchowWustrowLuckau (Wendland)KüstenWaddeweitzClenzeBergen an der DummeSchnegaLübbowWoltersdorfLemgowPrezelleTrebelGorlebenGartowHöhbeckSchnackenburgGartow (unincorporated area)
Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district
Samtgemeinden (collective municipalities) with member municipalities
  1. Damnatz
  2. Dannenberg (Elbe)1, 2
  3. Göhrde
  4. Gusborn
  5. Hitzacker2
  6. Jameln
  7. Karwitz
  8. Langendorf
  9. Neu Darchau
  10. Zernien
  1. Gartow1
  2. Gorleben
  3. Höhbeck
  4. Prezelle
  5. Schnackenburg2
  1. Bergen an der Dumme
  2. Clenze
  3. Küsten
  4. Lemgow
  5. Luckau (Wendland)
  6. Lübbow
  7. Lüchow1, 2
  8. Schnega
  9. Trebel
  10. Waddeweitz
  11. Woltersdorf
  12. Wustrow2
1seat of the Samtgemeinde; 2town

People

See People from Lüchow-Dannenberg.

References

  1. Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen
    .

External links

Media related to Landkreis Lüchow-Dannenberg at Wikimedia Commons

53°00′N 11°10′E / 53.0°N 11.17°E / 53.0; 11.17

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