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| State: | Lower Saxony |
| Adm. Region: | Braunschweig |
| Capital: | Helmstedt |
| Area: | 674 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 99,100 (2002) |
| pop. density: | 147 inh./km² |
| Car identification: | HE |
| Website: | helmstedt.de/ | Map |
Helmstedt is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise) the district of Wolfenbüttel, the city of Braunschweig, the district of Gifhorn, the city of Wolfsburg and the state of Saxony-Anhalt (districts of Ohrekreis, Bördekreis and Halberstadt).
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In the Elm limestone was mined in medieval times; limestone from the region was used for the tomb of Henry the Lion as well as for the imperial cathedral of Königslutter. In the Middle Ages Königslutter was among the most wealthy cities of the Holy Roman Empire. In 1576 the university of Helmstedt was founded, which was the largest university of protestant Germany.
The duchy of Brunswick (deriving from Brunswick-Lüneburg) created administrative districts in 1833; the district of Helmstedt was one of those districts.History
| In the upper part the heraldical horse of Lower Saxony is displayed. In the bottom there are symbols for mining and agriculture. |
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