South Lower Saxony

The districts of Göttingen and Northeim are counted as being within South Lower Saxony, as are those of Holzminden and Goslar, depending on the context.

Its current significance lies in the fact that a number of institutions bear the name; these are mainly those to do with communal cooperation, e. g. the South Lower Saxony Transport System Administration Union (Zweckverband Verkehrsverbund Süd-Niedersachsen or ZVSN).

The South Lower Saxony Regional Association (Landschaftsverband Südniedersachsen) deals with cultural issues.

The South Lower Saxony Foundation (Südniedersachsenstiftung) acts as an independent and party-politically neutral network coordinator, which advances the South Lower Saxony region as a whole in terms of economic, cultural and social development and growth.

Until the Middle Ages the hilly terrain between the Weser and the Harz belonged to the heartlands of the Holy Roman Empire.