Heidekreis
Heidekreis is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Harburg, Lüneburg, Uelzen, Celle, Hanover, Nienburg, Verden and Rotenburg.
History
Historically the region belonged to the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg and its successor states. The district was established in 1977 by merging the former districts of Soltau and Fallingbostel as Soltau-Fallingbostel. On 1 August 2011 it was renamed to Heidekreis.Geography
The district includes the western half of the Lüneburg Heath. Since this landscape is so characteristic for the district, it calls itself "the Heath District". The capital is Bad Fallingbostel, although it has only 11,800 inhabitants and is only the fifth-largest town in the district.Coat of arms
The coat of arms displays:- in the upper half the heraldic lion of the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg
- in the lower half a megalithic grave
Towns and municipalities
Culture and places of interest
Cultural matters are looked after by those charged with communal cultural support within the towns and municipalities, the parishes, the banks, the Lüneburg Regional Association and private cultural initiatives.Museums and collections
- Dat ole Hus
- German Tank Museum in Munster
- Düshorn Village Museum
- Hof der Heidmark in Bad Fallingbostel
- Klingendes Museum in Schwarmstedt
- Museum of the Archaeological Working Group in Bad Fallingbostel
- Soltau Museum in Soltau
- Soltau Toy Museum
- Peetshof in Wietzendorf
- Prussian History in Bispingen
- Pult- und Federkielmuseum in Schneverdingen
- Rischmannshof Heath Museum in Walsrode
- Schäferhof Neuenkirchen in Neuenkirchen
- Heimathaus auf dem Schroershof in Neuenkirchen
- Art Society and Springhornhof Foundation in Neuenkirchen
- Bothmer School Museum in Schwarmstedt
- Ehrhorn Woodland Museum in Schneverdingen
Cinemas
- Munster: Deutsches Haus
- Walsrode: Capitol-Theater
Lüneburg Regional Association