- Peine (district)
Infobox German district noregbez
name=Peine
state=Lower Saxony
capital=Peine
area=535
population=133,900
population_as_of=2003
density=251
carsign=PE
url=http://www.landkreis-peine.de
Peine is a district in
Lower Saxony ,Germany . It is bounded by (from the south and clockwise) the districts of Hildesheim, Hanover and Gifhorn, and the cities of Brunswick andSalzgitter .History
Until the early 19th century, the territory of the district belonged to
Brunswick-Celle ,Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel , and theBishopric of Hildesheim . After 1815, both Brunswick-Celle and Hildesheim belonged to theKingdom of Hanover . In 1866, Hanover fell toPrussia . The Prussian administration established districts ("Kreise") in 1885, among them Peine.The region has a
smelting tradition, the associated mining tradition lasted until 1976 when the last existing mine was closed. One of the best known events in local history was the mining disaster ofLengede in 1963, when 29 miners died and 11 miners were rescued two weeks after the incident.Geography
The district comprises the space between the cities of
Hanover and Braunschweig. TheFuhse river enters the district in the south, runs through the town of Peine and leaves northwards toCelle .Coat of arms
Cities and municipalities
= Notable people from Peine =
*Hans-Hermann Hoppe ,anarcho-capitalist economics professor at theUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas and a Distinguished Fellow with theLudwig von Mises Institute External links
* [http://www.landkreis-peine.de/ Official website] (German)
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