It is situated on the river Fuhse, approximately 35 km (22 mi) east of Hanover.

It is bordered by the districts of Celle, Gifhorn and Peine as well as the towns Lehrte and Burgdorf, which are both part of the Hanover Region.

Those villages are Altmerdingsen (including Krausenburg and Krätze), Dedenhausen, Dollbergen, Eltze, Hänigsen, Katensen, Obershagen, Schwüblingsen and the market town and municipality seat Uetze.

Highway B 188 traverses the area from east to west, connecting Uetze proper and Altmerdingsen to Burgdorf and Gifhorn.

The villages Dollbergen and Dedenhausen both have a train station on the Berlin-Lehrte Railway which are served by regional express line RE 30 from Hanover to Wolfsburg.