Hoya, Germany
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Hoya (ˈhoːja) is a town in the District of Nienburg
, in Lower Saxony
, Germany
. It is situated on the left and right bank of the Weser, approx. 20 km north of Nienburg
, and 15 km southwest of Verden
.
Hoya is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Grafschaft Hoya
. Hoya was the center of the medieval and early modern County of Hoya.
Nienburg (district)
Nienburg is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Diepholz, Verden, Heidekreis, Hanover and Schaumburg, and by the state of North Rhine-Westphalia ....
, in Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It is situated on the left and right bank of the Weser, approx. 20 km north of Nienburg
Nienburg, Lower Saxony
Nienburg is a town and capital of the district Nienburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany.-Geography:Situated on the scenic German Framework Road, Nienburg lies on the river Weser, approximately southeast of Bremen, and northwest of Hanover...
, and 15 km southwest of Verden
Verden, Germany
Verden an der Aller, also called Verden or simply Verden , is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany, on the river Aller. It is the administrative centre of the district of Verden...
.
Hoya is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Grafschaft Hoya
Grafschaft Hoya (Samtgemeinde)
Grafschaft Hoya is a Samtgemeinde in the district of Nienburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Its seat is in the town Hoya. Its name refers to the medieval County of Hoya...
. Hoya was the center of the medieval and early modern County of Hoya.