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    Gifhorn (German pronunciation: [ˈɡɪfhɔʁn] ) is a town and capital of the district of Gifhorn in the east of Lower Saxony, Germany. It has a population...
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  • Infobox settlement is being considered for merging. › Gifhorn (German pronunciation: [ˈɡɪfhɔʁn]) is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. The district...
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    Gifhorn (German: Bahnhof Gifhorn) is a railway station located in Gifhorn, Germany. The station is located on the Berlin-Lehrte Railway and Braunschweig-Uelzen...
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    brother Ernest the Confessor, he ruled the newly founded Duchy of Gifhorn from Gifhorn Castle for over 10 years from 1539 until his death in 1549. He was...
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    Gifhorn Castle (German: Schloss Gifhorn) is a castle in Gifhorn, Germany, built between 1525 and 1581 in the Weser Renaissance style. The castle was fortified...
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  • In 1539, the two remaining brothers divided the Duchy. Francis received Gifhorn while Ernest I remain in Lüneburg. Sophie of Mecklenburg Henry V, Duke...
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    Gifhorn – Peine is an electoral constituency (German: Wahlkreis) represented in the Bundestag. It elects one member via first-past-the-post voting. Under...
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  • The Duchy of Gifhorn (German: Herzogtum Gifhorn) with its residence at Gifhorn Castle was founded in 1539 and lasted only 10 years until the death of...
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  • during the administrative reforms of the 1970s. Municipalities lost: to Gifhorn Ahnebeck Bergfeld Brechtorf Eischott Hoitlingen Parsau Rühen Tiddische...
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    municipal council via the BHE list in the county of Gifhorn. In 1956 he became honorary deputy mayor of Gifhorn. His re-election in 1961, however, resulted in...
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