Lower Saxony

federated state of Germany
AdministrativeArea federated_state_of_germany Q1197
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Summary

Lower Saxony is a federated state of Germany[1]. It draws 27,446 Wikipedia views per month (federated state of germany category, ranking #6 of 19).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: BigBrotherAwards[3]
  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Germany[4]
  • Country: Germany[5]
  • Located in or next to body of water: North Sea[6], German Bight[7]
  • Head of government: Olaf Lies[8]
  • Capital: Hanover[9]
  • Shares border with: Bremen[10], Schleswig-Holstein[11], Hamburg[12], Mecklenburg-Vorpommern[13], Brandenburg[14], Saxony-Anhalt[15], Thuringia[16], Hesse[17], North Rhine-Westphalia[18], Groningen[19], Drenthe[20], Overijssel[21]
  • Named after: Saxons[22]
  • Contains the administrative territorial entity: Brunswick[23], Delmenhorst[24], Emden[25], Oldenburg[26], Osnabrück[27], Salzgitter[28], Wilhelmshaven[29], Wolfsburg[30], Ammerland[31], Aurich[32], Celle[33], Cloppenburg[34], Cuxhaven district[35], Diepholz District[36]
  • Flag: flag of Lower Saxony[37]
  • Twinned administrative body: Tokushima Prefecture[38]
  • Legislative body: Landtag of Lower Saxony[39]
  • Executive body: Government of Lower Saxony[40]
  • Highest judicial authority: Constitutional Court of Lower Saxony[41]
  • Coat of arms: coat of arms of Lower Saxony[42]

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Cultural Significance

Things named for Lower Saxony include Lower Saxon Wadden Sea National Park[43], a Nationalpark[44], in Germany[45], founded in 1986[46] and Niedersachsen[47], a motor ship[48].

Why It Matters

Lower Saxony has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] It is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

Entities named for it include Lower Saxon Wadden Sea National Park[43], a Nationalpark[44], in Germany[45], founded in 1986[46] and Niedersachsen[47], a motor ship[48].

FAQs

What awards did Lower Saxony receive?

Honors received include BigBrotherAwards[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] ↑ . ndr.de. Retrieved . ndr.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Constitution of Lower Saxony. Retrieved . voris.wolterskluwer-online.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  30. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [3] ↑ . bigbrotherawards.de. bigbrotherawards.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [39] ↑ . Constitution of Lower Saxony. Retrieved . voris.wolterskluwer-online.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [48] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 11d ago · Putnik · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'als', 'am', 'an', 'ang', 'ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'ay', 'az', 'azb', 'ba', 'b
    Sitelink count → 167
    Wikidata description → federated state of Germany
    Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija id → zemutine-saksonija
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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  2. 13w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    German regional key → 030000000000
    P14541 → 1gz6Cw
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  3. 15w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    German regional key → 030000000000
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ German regional key: 03, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782774398581"
  4. 15w ago · Migebert · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Motto text → {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Niedersachsen – Land mit Weitblick'}, {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Sie kennen unsere Pferde. Erleben Si, {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Niedersachsen. Klar.'} +1
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Population: 7,943,265"
  5. 18w ago · Nortix08 · 2026-06-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Motto text → {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Niedersachsen – Land mit Weitblick'}, {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Sie kennen unsere Pferde. Erleben Si, {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Niedersachsen. Klar.'} +1
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Motto text: Niedersachsen. Das ist groß."
  6. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category for people born here → Category:Births in Lower Saxony
    Official website → https://www.niedersachsen.de/, https://www.lower-saxony.de/, https://www.fr.niedersachsen.de/ +7
    Category for people buried here → Category:Burials in Lower Saxony
    Coordinates of northernmost point → {'lat': 53.892277777778, 'lon': 8.67875}
    + 60 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ Yso id: 234615, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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