Editing Harburg (district)

{{other uses|Harburg (disambiguation)}}
{{short description|District in Lower Saxony, Germany}}
{{Infobox District DE
|name             = Harburg
|map              = {{Germany district OSM map |parent_subdivision = Q1197}}
|image_coa        = DEU_Landkreis_Harburg_COA.svg
|image_flag       = Flagge Landkreis Harburg.svg
|image_skyline       = Schloss Winsen.JPG
|state            = Lower Saxony
|regierungsbezirk = 
|region           = 
|capital          = [[Winsen (Luhe)]]
|area             = 1245
|Kreisschlüssel   = 03353
|district_admin   = Rainer Rempe
|admin_party      = CDU
|carsign          = WL
|founded          = 
|url              = {{url|www.landkreis-harburg.de}}
}}
'''District Harburg''' is a [[districts of Germany|district]] (''Landkreis'') in [[Lower Saxony]], Germany. It takes its name from the town of [[Harburg (quarter)|Harburg upon Elbe]], which used to be the capital of the district but is now part of [[Hamburg]] and therefore no longer within the district. It is bounded by (from the east and clockwise) the districts of [[Lüneburg (district)|Lüneburg]], [[Heidekreis]], [[Rotenburg (district)|Rotenburg (Wümme)]] and [[Stade (district)|Stade]], by the City of Hamburg and the State of [[Schleswig-Holstein]] (District of [[Lauenburg (district)|Lauenburg]]).

==History==
In 1885 the [[Prussia]]n government established three districts in this region: the District of Harburg, the District of Winsen and the [[Urban districts of Germany#Germany|district-free City]] of [[Harburg (quarter)|Harburg upon Elbe]]. In 1932 the districts of Winsen and Harburg were merged; the City of [[Harburg-Wilhelmsburg]] (which had been merged in 1927) became the capital of the district, although it remained district-free and hence was not a part of the district.

In 1937 the City of Harburg-Wilhelmsburg was incorporated into the City of Hamburg with the [[Greater Hamburg Act]]. Harburg and Wilhelmsburg became two boroughs of Hamburg. The District of Harburg remained with the State of Prussia and retained its autonomy. [[Winsen (Luhe)|Winsen upon Luhe]] became the new capital of the District in 1944.

==Geography==
The District is located south of Hamburg and includes several suburbs of the Hamburg metropolitan area. In the south of the district part of the [[Lüneburg Heath]] (''Lüneburger Heide'') is found.

==Coat of arms==
The lion was the heraldic animal of the [[Welfen]] family and the Duchy of [[Brunswick-Lüneburg]], to which the region belonged before it became part of Prussia. The key is from the arms of the [[Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen]], to which western parts of the district belonged earlier.

==Cities and municipalities==
{{Imagemap Germany district WL|Municipalities in WL.svg|300px{{!}}thumb{{!}}left{{!}}Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district}}
{|
|-
!  style="text-align:left; width:25%;"|Cities
! colspan="3"  style="text-align:center; width:75%;"|[[Amt (political division)|Samtgemeinden]]
|- valign=top
||
#[[Buchholz in der Nordheide]]
#[[Winsen (Luhe)]]
<br>
'''Free municipalities'''
#[[Neu Wulmstorf]]
#[[Rosengarten, Lower Saxony|Rosengarten]]
#[[Seevetal]]
#[[Stelle (Germany)|Stelle]]
||
*'''1. [[Elbmarsch]]'''
# [[Drage, Lower Saxony|Drage]]
# [[Marschacht]]<sup>1</sup>
# [[Tespe]]
*'''2. [[Hanstedt (Samtgemeinde)|Hanstedt]]'''
# [[Asendorf, Harburg|Asendorf]]
# [[Brackel]]
# [[Egestorf]]
# [[Hanstedt]]<sup>1</sup>
# [[Marxen]]
# [[Undeloh]]
||
*'''3. [[Hollenstedt (Samtgemeinde)|Hollenstedt]]'''
# [[Appel, Germany|Appel]]
# [[Drestedt]]
# [[Halvesbostel]]
# [[Hollenstedt]]<sup>1</sup>
# [[Moisburg]]
# [[Regesbostel]]
# [[Wenzendorf]]
*'''4. [[Jesteburg (Samtgemeinde)|Jesteburg]]'''
# [[Bendestorf]]
# [[Harmstorf]]
# [[Jesteburg]]<sup>1</sup>
||
*'''5. [[Salzhausen (Samtgemeinde)|Salzhausen]]'''
# [[Eyendorf]]
# [[Garlstorf]]
# [[Garstedt]]
# [[Gödenstorf]]
# [[Salzhausen]]<sup>1</sup>
# [[Toppenstedt]]
# [[Vierhöfen]]
# [[Wulfsen]]
*'''6. [[Tostedt (Samtgemeinde)|Tostedt]]'''
# [[Dohren]]
# [[Handeloh]]
# [[Heidenau, Lower Saxony|Heidenau]]
# [[Kakenstorf]]
# [[Königsmoor]]
# [[Otter, Germany|Otter]]
# [[Tostedt]]<sup>1</sup>
# [[Welle, Germany|Welle]]
# [[Wistedt]]
|-
||| colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|<sup>1</sup>seat of the Samtgemeinde
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category-inline|Landkreis Harburg}}
*[http://www.lkharburg.de Official site] {{in lang|de}}

{{Germany districts lower saxony}}

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