Braunschweig (region)
Template:More citations needed Template:Infobox settlement Braunschweig (German Regierungsbezirk Braunschweig) was one of the eight former administrative regions (Regierungsbezirke) of Lower Saxony, Germany. It was located in the southeast of the state.
The region covers roughly the area of the former state of Brunswick-Lüneburg. It was founded in 1978 out of 'Verwaltungsbezirk Braunschweig'. At the end of 2004, all Regierungsbezirke of Lower Saxony were dissolved.<ref>Holger Bentz (2008, dissertation): Die Abschaffung der Bezirksregierungen in Niedersachsen - ein Reformprojekt unter Idealbedingungen?, Peter Lang Verlag, Template:ISBN. Google Books: TOC, Excerpts</ref>
The other seven were Regierungsbezirk Aurich, Regierungsbezirk Hannover, Regierungsbezirk Hildesheim, Regierungsbezirk Lüneburg, Regierungsbezirk Osnabrück, Regierungsbezirk Stade and Regierungsbezirk Weser-Ems. 'Verwaltungsbezirk Oldenburg' was dissolved in June 1977 and became part of Regierungsbezirk Weser-Ems.
The region of Braunschweig was (2005/6) the most R&D-intensive area in the whole European Economic AreaTemplate:Clarify investing 7.1% of its GDP for research & technology.<ref>(Eurostat, 2006)</ref>
Districts from 1978 to 2004
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- Kreise
(districts)
- Kreisfreie Städte
(district-free towns)
- Braunschweig (Brunswick)
- Salzgitter
- Wolfsburg
References
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- Geography of Lower Saxony
- Former states and territories of Lower Saxony
- History of Brunswick
- States and territories established in 1978
- States and territories disestablished in 2004
- 1978 establishments in West Germany
- 2004 disestablishments in Germany
- Former government regions of Germany
- NUTS 2 statistical regions of the European Union
- NUTS 2 statistical regions of Germany