List of the largest cities in Lower Saxony

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The list includes the 25 largest cities in Lower Saxony according to their population. The basis is the population figures of the population update of the State Office for Statistics and Communication Technology in Lower Saxony as of December 31, 2019.

For a complete list, see List of Cities and Towns in Lower Saxony .

rank city coat of arms District /
independent city /
region		 Automotive
ISIN
sign		 Residents Area (km²) Density
(Ew / km²)		 photos
1 Hanover Coat of arms of Hannover.svg Hanover region H 536.925 204.14 2630 new town hall
2 Braunschweig Coat of arms Braunschweig.svg independent city BS 249,406 192.1 1278 Brunswick Lion and Cathedral
3 Oldenburg DEU Oldenburg COA.svg independent city OIL 169.077 103.0 1549 Oldenburg Castle
4th Osnabrück Osnabrück Wappen.svg independent city OS 165.251 119.8 1356 Osnabrück City Hall
5 Wolfsburg DEU Wolfsburg COA.svg independent city WOB 124.371 204.0 589 Power plant of the Wolfsburg VW plant
6th Goettingen DEU Goettingen COA.svg District of Göttingen GÖ 118,911 116.89 1094 Market place in Göttingen
7th Salzgitter Coat of arms of Salzgitter.svg independent city SZ 104.291 224.0 467 Salzgitter AG steelworks
8th Hildesheim Coat of arms Hildesheim.svg Hildesheim district HI 101,693 93.0 1110 UNESCO World Heritage Site: Hildesheim Cathedral and Michaeliskirche
9 Delmenhorst DEU Delmenhorst COA.svg independent city DEL 77,559 62.4 1201 Water tower and town hall
10 Wilhelmshaven DEU Wilhelmshaven COA.svg independent city WHV 76,089 106.9 764 Naval Museum
11 Luneburg Coat of arms Lueneburg.png District of Lüneburg LG 75,711 70.3 1028 Town hall and Luna fountain
12 Celle Coat of arms Celle.png District of Celle CE 69,540 176.0 402 Celle Castle
13 Garbsen DEU Garbsen COA.svg Hanover region H 61.032 79.3 785 town hall
14th Hamelin Coat of arms of hamelin.svg Hameln-Pyrmont district HM 57,434 102.3 572 Canons' house from 1558
15th Lingen (Ems) DEU Lingen (Ems) COA.png Emsland district Tbsp 54,708 176.1 292 Waterfall of the Ems near Hanekenfähr
16 Langenhagen Coat of arms Langenhagen.svg Hanover region H 54,652 71.9 719 Hanover Airport
17th Nordhorn Coat of arms of the city of Nordhorn.svg County of Grafschaft Bentheim NOH 53,711 149.6 357 Frenswegen Monastery
18th Wolfenbüttel Coat of arms Wolfenbuettel.png Wolfenbüttel district WF 52,165 78.5 687 City market
19th Goslar DEU Goslar COA.svg District of Goslar GS 50,554 163.7 312 Imperial Palace Goslar
20th Torment Coat of arms of the city of Peine.jpg District of Peine PE 49,990 119.5 414 Peine steelworks
21st Emden Coat of arms Emden.svg independent city EMD 49,913 112.3 460 Museum ships in the Ratsdelft
22nd Cuxhaven DEU Cuxhaven COA.svg District of Cuxhaven CUX 48.164 161.9 318 Landmark: The Kugelbake
23 Stade DEU Stade COA.svg District of Stade HOURS 47,703 110.0 418 Wooden step crane at the Hanseatic harbor
24 Melle DEU Melle COA.svg District of Osnabrück OS 46,588 254.0 184 Grönegau Park
25th Neustadt am Rübenberge Coat of arms Neustadt Am Ruebenberge.jpg Hanover region H 44,386 357.0 126 Landestrost Castle

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ State Office for Statistics and Communication Technology Lower Saxony - population update