Facts
Population 7.8 million. Area 47,338 sq. km. The second largest state in Germany.
Famous Facts
Home of the legend of The Pied Piper of Hamelin (Hameln). Another
famous character who hails from this state is Baron Münchhausen. The
teller of tall tales was born in the small town of Bodenwerder. The most infamous Nazi concentration camp in Germany is at Bergen-Belsen. Wolfsburg is the site of the world’s largest car plant – the Volkswagen factory. Some 40 students of the university in Göttingen went on to become Nobel prizewinners. Erich Maria Remarque, author of the great World War I classic, was from Osnabrück. ...
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