Lower Saxony ( German: Niedersachsen [ˈniːdɐzaksn̩] ( listen); Low German: Neddersassen; Saterland Frisian: Läichsaksen) is a German state ( Land) situated in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with 47,624 km 2 (18,388 sq mi), and fourth-largest in population (7.9 million) among the 16 Länder federated as ...
- 47,614.07 km² (18,383.90 sq mi)
- Germany
Lower Saxony (German: Niedersachsen [ˈniːdɐzaksn̩] ; Low German: Neddersassen; Saterland Frisian: Läichsaksen) is a German Bundesland . Places [ change | change source ] The capital is Hannover ( Hanover ).
- 47,168 km² (18,212 sq mi)
- Germany
The first plans for a Lower Saxon Circle originate from Albert II of Germany in 1438. An Imperial Saxon Circle was formally created in 1500, but in 1512 it was divided into an Upper Saxon and Lower Saxon Circle.
The 2022 Lower Saxony state election will be held on 9 October 2022 to elect the 19th Landtag of Lower Saxony. [1] The incumbent government is a coalition of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) led by Minister-President Stephan Weil . Contents 1 Background 2 Electoral system 3 Parties 4 Opinion polling