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Walkenried (Samtgemeinde)

former Samtgemeinde in Lower Saxony

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 19, 2026
Entity authorityQ314804 ↗
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Walkenried (German pronunciation: [valkənˈʁiːt]) was a Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") in the district of Osterode, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Its seat was in the village Walkenried. It was abolished in November 2016 when Walkenried became one municipality and Osterode merged with the district of Göttingen.

The Samtgemeinde Walkenried consisted of the following municipalities:

Walkenried

Wieda

Zorge.

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