List of the largest cities in Lower Saxony
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 |
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Residents | Area (km²) | Density (Ew / km²) |
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1 | Hanover | Hanover region | H | 536.925 | 204.14 | 2630 | ||
2 | Braunschweig | independent city | BS | 249,406 | 192.1 | 1278 | ||
3 | Oldenburg | independent city | OIL | 169.077 | 103.0 | 1549 | ||
4th | Osnabrück | independent city | OS | 165.251 | 119.8 | 1356 | ||
5 | Wolfsburg | independent city | WOB | 124.371 | 204.0 | 589 | ||
6th | Goettingen | District of Göttingen | GÖ | 118,911 | 116.89 | 1094 | ||
7th | Salzgitter | independent city | SZ | 104.291 | 224.0 | 467 | ||
8th | Hildesheim | Hildesheim district | HI | 101,693 | 93.0 | 1110 | ||
9 | Delmenhorst | independent city | DEL | 77,559 | 62.4 | 1201 | ||
10 | Wilhelmshaven | independent city | WHV | 76,089 | 106.9 | 764 | ||
11 | Luneburg | District of Lüneburg | LG | 75,711 | 70.3 | 1028 | ||
12 | Celle | District of Celle | CE | 69,540 | 176.0 | 402 | ||
13 | Garbsen | Hanover region | H | 61.032 | 79.3 | 785 | ||
14th | Hamelin | Hameln-Pyrmont district | HM | 57,434 | 102.3 | 572 | ||
15th | Lingen (Ems) | Emsland district | Tbsp | 54,708 | 176.1 | 292 | ||
16 | Langenhagen | Hanover region | H | 54,652 | 71.9 | 719 | ||
17th | Nordhorn | County of Grafschaft Bentheim | NOH | 53,711 | 149.6 | 357 | ||
18th | Wolfenbüttel | Wolfenbüttel district | WF | 52,165 | 78.5 | 687 | ||
19th | Goslar | District of Goslar | GS | 50,554 | 163.7 | 312 | ||
20th | Torment | District of Peine | PE | 49,990 | 119.5 | 414 | ||
21st | Emden | independent city | EMD | 49,913 | 112.3 | 460 | ||
22nd | Cuxhaven | District of Cuxhaven | CUX | 48.164 | 161.9 | 318 | ||
23 | Stade | District of Stade | HOURS | 47,703 | 110.0 | 418 | ||
24 | Melle | District of Osnabrück | OS | 46,588 | 254.0 | 184 | ||
25th | Neustadt am Rübenberge | Hanover region | H | 44,386 | 357.0 | 126 |