Burgdorf (district)

For the district in Switzerland, see Burgdorf District.

Burgdorf
District
Coat of arms
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
Disbanded	1974
Capital	Burgdorf
Area
• Total	825.05 km2 (318.55 sq mi)
Population  (1973)
• Total	148,100
• Density	179.5/km2 (464.9/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	BU

The Burgdorf District is a former district (Landkreis) in Germany. It existed from 1885 to 1974, when it was absorbed in the Hanover District and subsequently in the Hanover Region. Its area corresponds roughly to the present day municipalities of Wedemark, Isernhagen, Burgwedel, Burgdorf, Uetze, Lehrte and Sehnde. ^{[1] [2]}

Geography

The district comprised the localities of the present day cities

• Burgdorf,
• Burgwedel,
• Lehrte (without Hämelerwald),
• Sehnde (without the villages Bolzum, Müllingen, Wassel, Wehmingen and Wirringen)

and the present-day municipalities

• Isernhagen,
• Uetze (without the villages Dedenhausen and Eltze),
• Wedemark

as well as Oelerse (today part of Edemissen), Harber (today part of Hohenhameln), Landwehr and Röhrse (today part of Peine) as well as Isernhagen-Süd (today part of Hannover). ^[2]

References

1. "Historisches Gemeindeverzeichnis für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland" (PDF). Federal Statistical Office of Germany (in German). p. 221. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
2. "Gemeindeverzeichnis 1945: Landkreis Burgdorf". territorial.de (in German). Retrieved 1 February 2025.