a city in central Germany

Braunschweig is a city of 245,500 people (as of December 31, 2004), located in Lower Saxony, Germany (or 'Niedersachsen, Bundesrepublik Deutschland' in German). It is located north of the Harz mountains at the farthest navigable point of the Oker river, which connects to the North Sea via the rivers Aller and Weser.

Statistics State:Lower Saxony Capital:Braunschweig (city) Area:8,098.5 km² Inhabitants:1,666,864 (2001) pop. density:206 inh./km² Map