Schwarmstedt

Schwarmstedt is a Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") in the district of Heidekreis, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Its seat is in the village Schwarmstedt. The Samtgemeinde Schwarmstedt consists of the following municipalities: Buchholz Essel Gilten Lindwedel Schwarmstedt

Essel (German: Eßel) is a municipality in the Heidekreis district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Most of the village is located on the southern bank of the river Aller. The A 7 motorway runs through the village.

Gilten is a municipality in the district of Heidekreis, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Hademstorf is a municipality in the district of Heidekreis, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Grethem is a municipality in the district of Heidekreis, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

The Leine (German: [ˈlaɪnə] ; Old Saxon Lagina) is a river in Thuringia and Lower Saxony, Germany. It is a left tributary of the Aller and the Weser and is 281 km (175 mi) long. The river's source is located close to the town of Leinefelde in Thuringia. About 40 km (25 mi) downriver, the river enters Lower Saxony and runs northwards. Important towns along its course, from upstream to downstream, are Göttingen, Einbeck, Freden, Alfeld, and Gronau, before the river enters Hanover, the largest city on its banks. Downstream some 40 km (25 mi) north of Hanover, near Schwarmstedt, the river joins the Aller and reaches the North Sea via the Weser. Its northern (lower) reaches are only navigable today by the smallest commercial carriers, though in the past, it served as an important pre-railway barge transport artery as far upriver as Göttingen. The river is somewhat polluted by industry, so the water is not used for drinking, but the pollution has never been severe enough to prevent fish from living in it. Like many western rivers since the 1960s, it has enjoyed increasingly cleaner waters since the implementation of environmental controls. Sport fishing is enjoyed from small boats and along the banks, although yields are normally low. At least one point of the river (Göttingen) is partially diverted into a canal that runs more or less parallel to the river. Serial killer Fritz Haarmann disposed of most of his victims' remains in the Leine river.

Buchholz (Aller) (German pronunciation: [ˈbuːxˌhɔlt͡s] ) is a municipality in the Heidekreis district, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Eickeloh is a municipality in the Heidekreis district, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Blankenhagen Castle (German: Burg Blankenhagen) was a lowland castle (Niederungsburg), whose ruins are located by the River Aller near Grethem in Lower Saxony, Germany. The motte-and-bailey castle is believed to have been built around 1200. It is supposed that there used to be fortified buildings on the two low mounds or mottes, and that a bailey was constructed on an outer island-like area.

The Serengeti-Park in Hodenhagen, Lower Saxony, is a zoo and leisure park in North Germany.

Lindwedel is a municipality in the administrative division of Schwarmstedt, in the Heidekreis region of Lower Saxony, Germany. There is evidence of settlement in the area for several millennia. The first mention of Lindwedel is in the year 1304. The municipality comprises the villages of Lindwedel and Hope. Neighboring municipalities are Vesbeck, Oegenbostel, Plumhof, Berkhof, Sprockhof, Buchholz (Aller), Grindau and Esperke.

Hodenhagen Castle (German: Burg Hodenhagen) is the site (Burgstall) of a former lowland castle (Niederungsburg) built in the 13th century in the vicinity of Hodenhagen in the German state of Lower Saxony. This medieval manor house only lasted just under 100 years and was destroyed in 1289.