Lower Saxony

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Lower Saxony is a large federal state in northwestern Germany known for its diverse landscapes, strong industrial base, and historic cities such as Hanover and Göttingen.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constituent state
federal state of Germany
bordersCountry Denmark
Netherlands
bordersSea North Sea
bordersState Brandenburg
Bremen
Hamburg
Hesse
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
North Rhine-Westphalia
Saxony-Anhalt
Schleswig-Holstein
Thuringia
capital Hanover
containsCity Braunschweig
Celle
Delmenhorst
Emden
Goslar
Göttingen
Hanover
Hildesheim
Lüneburg
Oldenburg
Osnabrück
Salzgitter
Wilhelmshaven
Wolfsburg
country Germany
hasCoatOfArms white Saxon steed on red field
hasCulturalHeritage UNESCO World Heritage Site Fagus Factory in Alfeld
UNESCO World Heritage Site Hildesheim Cathedral and St. Michael's Church
UNESCO World Heritage Site Mines of Rammelsberg
UNESCO World Heritage Site Upper Harz Water Management System
hasFlag black-red-gold tricolour with state coat of arms
hasGovernmentForm parliamentary republic
hasIslandGroup East Frisian Islands
hasISO3166-2Code DE-NI
hasMajorIndustry agriculture
automotive industry
chemical industry
energy production
shipbuilding
hasMajorRiver Aller
Elbe
Ems
Leine
Weser
hasMinorityLanguage Danish
Romani language
surface form: Romani

Saterland Frisian
hasNotableCity Braunschweig
Göttingen
Hanover
Wolfsburg
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.niedersachsen.de
hasRegion East Frisia
Emsland
Harz
surface form: Harz Mountains

Lüneburg Heath
North German Plain
Weser Uplands
hasRegionalLanguage Low German
hasUniversity Clausthal University of Technology
Leibniz University Hannover
Osnabrück University
Technical University of Braunschweig
University of Göttingen
University of Oldenburg
hasVehicleRegistrationCode NI
headOfGovernmentTitle Minister-President of Lower Saxony
hostsCompany Volkswagen Group
surface form: Volkswagen Group headquarters
largestCity Hanover
legislativeBody Landtag of Lower Saxony
locatedInRegion northwestern Germany
memberOf Bundesrat
surface form: Bundesrat of Germany
officialLanguage German
partOf Germany
surface form: Federal Republic of Germany
timeZone Central European Time
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time

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Low German isSpokenIn Lower Saxony
NI jurisdiction Lower Saxony
Ahlden locatedIn Lower Saxony
Ahlden Castle locatedIn Lower Saxony
Albani Cemetery locatedIn Lower Saxony
Aller locatedIn Lower Saxony
Artland locatedIn Lower Saxony
Artland Arena locatedIn Lower Saxony
Bad Harzburg locatedIn Lower Saxony
BergenBelsen locatedIn Lower Saxony
subject surface form: Bergen-Belsen
Berggarten locatedIn Lower Saxony
Braunlage locatedIn Lower Saxony
Braunschweig locatedIn Lower Saxony
Breselenz locatedIn Lower Saxony
Brunswick locatedIn Lower Saxony
Celle locatedIn Lower Saxony
County of Bentheim locatedIn Lower Saxony
Delmenhorst locatedIn Lower Saxony
Department of Cardiology locatedIn Lower Saxony
subject surface form: Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Göttingen
subject surface form: Department of Endocrinology, University Medical Center Göttingen
Department of Hematology locatedIn Lower Saxony
subject surface form: Department of Hematology, University Medical Center Göttingen
Department of Nephrology locatedIn Lower Saxony
subject surface form: Department of Nephrology, University Medical Center Göttingen
subject surface form: Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Göttingen
subject surface form: Department of Ophthalmology, University Medical Center Göttingen
Department of Radiology locatedIn Lower Saxony
subject surface form: Department of Radiology, University Medical Center Göttingen
subject surface form: Department of Rehabilitation Medicine (University Medical Center Göttingen)
Diocese of Münster locatedIn Lower Saxony
East Frisian Islands locatedIn Lower Saxony
Emden locatedIn Lower Saxony
Emsland locatedIn Lower Saxony
this entity surface form: State of Lower Saxony
subject surface form: Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Göttingen
Faculty of Chemistry locatedIn Lower Saxony
subject surface form: Faculty of Chemistry, University of Göttingen
subject surface form: Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Göttingen
subject surface form: Faculty of Geoscience and Geography, University of Göttingen
Faculty of Humanities locatedIn Lower Saxony
subject surface form: Faculty of Humanities, University of Göttingen
Faculty of Law locatedIn Lower Saxony
subject surface form: Faculty of Law, University of Göttingen
Faculty of Medicine locatedIn Lower Saxony
subject surface form: Faculty of Medicine, University of Göttingen
Faculty of Physics locatedIn Lower Saxony
subject surface form: Faculty of Physics, University of Göttingen
Fagus Factory locatedIn Lower Saxony
subject surface form: Fagus Factory in Alfeld