Hameln-Pyrmont is a district ( Landkreis ) in Lower Saxony , Germany . It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Schaumburg , Hanover , Hildesheim and Holzminden , and by the state of North Rhine-Westphalia (district of Lippe ).
3-608: Hessisch Oldendorf ( German pronunciation: [ˈhɛsɪʃ ˈʔɔldn̩dɔʁf] is a town in the Hamelin-Pyrmont district, in Lower Saxony , Germany . It is situated on the river Weser , approximately 10 km (6 mi) northwest of Hamelin . The adjective "Hessisch" has been used since 1905 to distinguish it from other towns named Oldendorf . Hessisch Oldendorf was part of Landgraviate of Hessen-Kassel from 1640 until 1932. This Hamelin-Pyrmont location article
6-590: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Hamelin-Pyrmont A district called Hameln was established in 1885 within the Prussian Province of Hanover . At that time the city of Pyrmont was part of the Principality of Waldeck-Pyrmont . In 1921 Pyrmont decided in a plebiscite to leave Waldeck-Pyrmont and to join Prussia. The Prussian administration assigned the city to the district of Hameln, which
9-467: Was renamed to Hameln-Pyrmont. In 1923 Hameln became a district-free city and was not part of the district until 1973, when it was reincorporated. Further enlargements of the district's territory took place in 1974 and 1977, when the cities of Bad Münder and Hessisch Oldendorf joined the district. The district is located in the northern part of the Weserbergland mountains. The Weser River enters
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