'''Lower Saxony''' (Niedersachsen) is one of the sixteen federal states (Bundesländer) of [[Germany]]. It is situated in the north-east of the federal republic and shares borders the [[North Sea]] and The [[Netherlands]] to the west the neighboring federal state of [[Sleswick-Holsatia]] and [[Hamburg]] to the north and by the states of [[Mecklenburg-Vorpommern]] to the northeast, [[Saxony-Anhalt]] to the east, [[Thuringia]] and [[Hessen]] to the south, and [[North Rhine-Westphalia]] to the southwest. The state of [[Bremen]], formed by the cities of Bremerhaven (at the mouth of the Weser) and Bremen (40 miles [64 km] up the river), is an enclave within Lower Saxony.<ref>https://www.britannica.com/place/Lower-Saxony</ref> | '''Lower Saxony''' (Niedersachsen) is one of the sixteen federal states (Bundesländer) of [[Germany]]. It is situated in the north-east of the federal republic and shares borders the [[North Sea]] and The [[Netherlands]] to the west the neighboring federal state of [[Sleswick-Holsatia]] and [[Hamburg]] to the north and by the states of [[Mecklenburg-Vorpommern]] to the northeast, [[Saxony-Anhalt]] to the east, [[Thuringia]] and [[Hessen]] to the south, and [[North Rhine-Westphalia]] to the southwest. The state of [[Bremen]], formed by the cities of Bremerhaven (at the mouth of the Weser) and Bremen (40 miles [64 km] up the river), is an enclave within Lower Saxony.<ref>https://www.britannica.com/place/Lower-Saxony</ref> |