What is Heidekreis?
{{Infobox District DE | name=Heidekreis | state=Lower Saxony | capital=[[Bad Fallingbostel]] | area=1873.5 | Kreisschlüssel = 03358 | population=142,200 | population_as_of=2003 | density=76 | carsign=HK (until 31.7.2011: SFA) | coat of arms= Wappen des Heidekreises.svg | url=[http://www.soltau-fallingbostel.de soltau-fallingbostel.de] | map={{Germany district OSM map |parent_subdivision = Q1197}} | Landrat=[[Manfred Ostermann]] |Karte = Locator map SFA in Germany.svg |NUTS = DE938 |Gliederung = 23 |address = Vogteistraße 19<br />29683 Bad Fallingbostel |website = [http://www.heidekreis/ www.heidekreis.de] |party = [[independent (politician)|independent]] |image_coa = Wappen des Heidekreises.svg |image_flag = }} '''Heidekreis''' ([[Low Saxon]]: ''Landkreis Heidkreis'', [[German language|German]]: ''Landkreis Heidekreis'') is a [[districts of Germany|district]] (''Landkreis'') in [[Lower Saxony]], [[Germany]]. ==Towns and municipalities== [[File:Municipalities in HK.svg|thumb|300px|left|Towns and municipalities in Heidekreis]] {| ! align=left width=33%|Towns ! colspan=2 align=center width=67%|[[Amt (country subdivision)|Samtgemeinden]] |- valign=top || #[[Bad Fallingbostel]] #[[Munster, Lower Saxony|Munster]] #[[Schneverdingen]] #[[Soltau]] #[[Walsrode]] <br> '''Free municipalities''' #[[Bispingen]] #[[Neuenkirchen (Lüneburg Heath)|Neuenkirchen]] #[[Wietzendorf]] <br> [[Unincorporated area]] #[[Osterheide]] || *'''1. [[Ahlden (Samtgemeinde)|Ahlden]]''' # [[Ahlden]] # [[Eickeloh]] # [[Grethem]] # [[Hademstorf]] # [[Hodenhagen]]<sup>1</sup> *'''2. [[Rethem/Aller (Samtgemeinde)|Rethem/Aller]]''' # [[Böhme, Lower Saxony|Böhme]] # [[Frankenfeld]] # [[Häuslingen]] # [[Rethem]]<sup>1, 2</sup> || *'''3. [[Schwarmstedt (Samtgemeinde)|Schwarmstedt]]''' # [[Buchholz, Soltau-Fallingbostel|Buchholz]] # [[Essel]] # [[Gilten, Germany|Gilten]] # [[Lindwedel]] # [[Schwarmstedt]]<sup>1</sup> |- |||colspan=2 align=center|<sup>1</sup>seat of the Samtgemeinde; <sup>2</sup>town |} ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Lower Sax