Landkreis Diepholz

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Landkreis Diepholz

The district of Diepholz is a district in the center of Lower Saxony . It extends from Bremen about 70 kilometers to the south to the border of North Rhine-Westphalia northeast of Osnabrück. Diepholz connects Germany's smallest and Germany's most populated country with each other, Bremen and North Rhine-Westphalia.

From the 12th century to 1585 Diepholz was a sovereign Noble Lordship, later County, within the Holy Roman Empire that was ruled over by the Noble Lords, later ruled by Counts, of Diepholz. In 1585 the ruling family became extinct, and Diepholz was eventually annexed by Brunswick-Lüneburg.

In 1932, the districts of Diepholz and Sulingen were merged and the district of Grafschaft Diepholz (County of Diepholz) was established. The modern day district of Diepholz was formed in August 1, 1977 by merging the former districts of Grafschaft Diepholz (County of Diepholz) and Grafschaft Hoya (County of Hoya). In the county the areas with the name Diepholz were previously the circle Diepholz (1885 to 1932), the Office Diepholz (until 1885) and the county Diepholz .

• State - Lower Saxony
• Administrative seat - Diepholz
• Area - 1988.14 km
• Population - 213,976

Coat of Arms

The coat of arms shows the lion of the Diepholz count, framed by the claws of the bear representing the Count of Hoya. Combined they symbolize the merger of County of Diepholz and County of Hoya in 1977.

Towns and municipalities in Landkreis Diepholz

Sources

• Wikipedia - Portal - Landkreis Diepholz
• Pictures of Diepholz - in German