Uelzen | |
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Country | Germany |
State | Lower Saxony |
Capital | Uelzen |
Government | |
• District admin. | Heiko Blume (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 1,454 km2 (561 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2022)[1] | |
• Total | 94,362 |
• Density | 65/km2 (170/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Vehicle registration | UE |
Website | landkreis-uelzen.de |
Uelzen (German pronunciation: [ˈʏltsən]) is a district (Landkreis) in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the south and clockwise) the districts of Gifhorn, Celle, Heidekreis, Lüneburg and Lüchow-Dannenberg, and by the state of Saxony-Anhalt (district of Altmarkkreis Salzwedel). The district capital is the town of Uelzen.