Uelzen (district)

Uelzen
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
CapitalUelzen
Government
  District admin.Heiko Blume (CDU)
Area
  Total
1,454 km2 (561 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2023)
  Total
91,832
  Density63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationUE
Websitelandkreis-uelzen.de

Uelzen (German pronunciation: [ˈʏltsən]) is a district (Landkreis) in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the south and clockwise) the districts of Gifhorn, Celle, Heidekreis, Lüneburg and Lüchow-Dannenberg, and by the state of Saxony-Anhalt (district of Altmarkkreis Salzwedel). The district capital is the town of Uelzen.