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Ilmenau (Samtgemeinde)
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Lüneburg (district)
Lüneburg is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Lüchow-Dannenberg, Uelzen, Heidekreis and Harburg, and the states of Schleswig-Holstein and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania .-History:The Amt of Lüneburg appeared in 1862...
, in Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It is situated along the river Ilmenau
Ilmenau River
The Ilmenau is a river in Lower Saxony, Germany, which is one of the left tributaries of the Elbe. It originates in the Lüneburg Heath, south of Uelzen. It empties into the Elbe near Winsen . The Ilmenau is 107 km long. The largest towns along the Ilmenau are Uelzen and Lüneburg...
(hence the name), approx. 8 km south of Lüneburg
Lüneburg
Lüneburg is a town in the German state of Lower Saxony. It is located about southeast of fellow Hanseatic city Hamburg. It is part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region, and one of Hamburg's inner suburbs...
. Its seat is in the village Melbeck.
Division of the municipality
The Samtgemeinde Ilmenau consists of the following municipalities:- BarnstedtBarnstedtBarnstedt is a municipality in the district of Lüneburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany....
- Deutsch EvernDeutsch EvernDeutsch Evern is a municipality in the district of Lüneburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Deutsch Evern has an area of 11.16 km² and a population of 3,683 ....
- EmbsenEmbsenEmbsen is a municipality in the district of Lüneburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany....
- MelbeckMelbeckMelbeck is a municipality in the district of Lüneburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany....