Wolfenb�ttel (district) (original) (raw)

Wolfenb�ttel is a Kreis (district) in the southeastern part of Lower Saxony, Germany. Area 722 km², population 126,800 (2001). The capital of the district is Wolfenb�ttel.

The district is located southeast of Braunschweig (Brunswick). The Oker river enters the district in the south, runs through the town of Wolfenb�ttel and leaves in the northwest. The district is divided into two parts by the city of Salzgitter.

Towns in the district: Wolfenb�ttel, Sch�ppenstedt, Hornburg.