Burgdorf (district)

Burgdorf
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
Disbanded1974
CapitalBurgdorf
Area
  Total
825.05 km2 (318.55 sq mi)
Population
 (1973)
  Total
148,100
  Density180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationBU

The Burgdorf District is a former district (Landkreis) in Germany. It existed from 1885 to 1974, when it was absorbed in the Hanover District and subsequently in the Hanover Region. Its area corresponds roughly to the present day municipalities of Wedemark, Isernhagen, Burgwedel, Burgdorf, Uetze, Lehrte and Sehnde.