Region:Niedersachsen
| Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony) | |
|---|---|
 | |
 Coat of arms of Lower Saxony | |
| Country | Germany  |
| Number of zones | 440 |
| Maximum PPH | 440 |
| Last updated | 2023-04-17 |
Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony) is a region in northwestern Germany. The region encompasses the bundesland with the same name and has about eight million inhabitants.
The region Bremen is almost entirely enclosed by Lower Saxony. Other bordering regions are Schleswig-Holstein and Hamburg in the north, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in the northeast, Brandenburg and Sachsen-Anhalt (Saxony-Anhalt) in the east, Thüringen (Thuringia) in the southeast, Hessen (Hesse) in the south, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia) in the southwest as well as Overijssel, Drenthe and Groningen (in the Netherlands) in the west.
Geographical overview
Municipalities
In Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony) there are 21 municipalities with at least one turf zone. Each of these corresponds to a district (Kreis) within the bundesland:
| Municipality | Zones |
|---|---|
| Braunschweig (Brunswick) | 37 |
| Celle | 20 |
| Cloppenburg | 1 |
| Goslar | 4 |
| Hameln-Pyrmont | 2 |
| Hannover (Hanover) | 39 |
| Heidekreis | 1 |
| Helmstedt | 31 |
| Hildesheim | 3 |
| Landkreis Cuxhaven | 7 |
| Landkreis Friesland | 1 |
| Landkreis Göttingen | 45 |
| Landkreis Harburg | 141 |
| Landkreis Lüneburg | 24 |
| Landkreis Rotenburg (Wümme) | 1 |
| Landkreis Stade | 20 |
| Lüchow-Dannenberg | 16 |
| Oldenburg | 15 |
| Osnabrück | 17 |
| Uelzen | 5 |
| Wolfsburg | 10 |
The list is updated according to the zones that existed on 2023-04-17.
Zones
There are 440 turf zones in the regionen of Niedersachsen, where three are counted as world heritage sites, 19 train station zones, two national park zones, 18 monument zones, 32 holy zones, one summit zone, 26 bridge zones, five castle zones and three ruin zones.
Updated: 2023-04-17
Most taken Zones
| # | Zone | Takes | Unique turfers |
Ranking Global |
Created | Municipality | Location | Warded | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BuchholzN 
|
175 | 13 | 42 933 | 2021-03-12 | Landkreis Harburg | Map | Statistics | Buchholz (Nordheide) Station in Buchholz in der Nordheide |
| 2 | SuerhopSt
|
168 | 7 | 43 614 | 2021-03-12 | Landkreis Harburg | Map | Statistics | Suerhop Station in Buchholz in der Nordheide |
| 3 | ErnstAugust
|
157 | 78 | 44 648 | 2013-12-30 | Hannover | Map | Statistics | Hannover Central Station |
| 4 | Stadtteich | 153 | 7 | 45 039 | 2021-02-07 | Landkreis Harburg | Map | Statistics | Local recreation area Stadtteich in Buchholz in der Nordheide |
| 5 | AmLangenSal | 150 | 9 | 45 326 | 2021-05-01 | Landkreis Harburg | Map | Statistics | Am Langen Sal in Buchholz in der Nordheide |
Updated: 2023-04-18
Source: Warded
Zone development
The first turf zone in the region was ErnstAugust which was created December 30, 2013.
| Year | New zones | Accumulated |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 3 | 4 |
| 2015 | 6 | 10 |
| 2016 | 0 | 10 |
| 2017 | 8 | 18 |
| 2018 | 0 | 18 |
| 2019 | 69 | 87 |
| 2020 | 0 | 87 |
| 2021 | 263 | 350 |
| 2022 | 80 | 430 |
Source: urbangeeks
Never taken zones
Zones that were created more than six months ago and have never been taken by any turfer.
| Zone | Municipality | Position | Info | Date created |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Wurmberg 
|
Goslar | Map | Warded | 2019-07-25 |
HunteBrücke 
|
Oldenburg | Map | Warded | 2021-02-12 |
| OldUniZone | Oldenburg | Map | Warded | 2021-02-12 |
| OldGarten | Oldenburg | Map | Warded | 2021-02-12 |
| Seeanger | Landkreis Göttingen | Map | Warded | 2021-07-03 |
| Diebeskuhlen | Landkreis Harburg | Map | Warded | 2021-08-01 |
| Doppelheide | Landkreis Harburg | Map | Warded | 2021-08-01 |
| NeueStraßen | Landkreis Harburg | Map | Warded | 2021-08-08 |
| DuhnerHeide | Landkreis Cuxhaven | Map | Warded | 2022-04-14 |
| CuxhavenBeach | Landkreis Cuxhaven | Map | Warded | 2022-04-14 |
| DuhnenStrand | Landkreis Cuxhaven | Map | Warded | 2022-04-14 |
Updated: 2023-04-18
More about zones
For more information about turf zones, see the respective municipality.
Points and results
Totalscore
Placement by points taken in the region. The table is sortable (click on the headings).
| # | Turfer | Municipality | Total Points | Points taken in the region |
Takeovers | Unique | Ranking Global |
▲/▼ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kleiner / Turfgame | Landkreis Harburg | 793 717 | 788 895 | 1 850 | 118 | 4 429 (5 620) | ▲1 |
| 2 | Goldesel / Turfgame | Landkreis Harburg | 775 828 | 749 978 | 2 108 | 142 | 4 497 (5 042) | ▼1 |
| 3 | uschDibb / Turfgame | Landkreis Harburg | 777 597 | 388 486 | 1 955 | 724 | 4 483 (4 965) | - |
| 4 | Bikefolder / Turfgame | Landkreis Göttingen | 505 415 | 321 981 | 1 005 | 477 | 5 551 (6 555) | - |
| 5 | AlterSchwede / Turfgame | Turfer from Berlin 
|
401 389 | 106 947 | 892 | 330 | 6 204 (5 398) | - |
| 6 | Toffio / Turfgame | Turfer from Nordrhein-Westfalen 
|
4 222 461 | 101 459 | 13 538 | 2 153 | 1 353 | NEW |
| 7 | Prof.Kropi / Turfgame | Landkreis Göttingen | 125 970 | 93 890 | 194 | 67 | 10 332 (10 985) | ▼1 |
| 8 | Hinek / Turfgame | Landkreis Harburg | 111 166 | 68 938 | 273 | 30 | 10 920 (14 866) | ▼1 |
| 9 | Palatino / Turfgame | Turfer from Värmland 
|
8 656 708 | 58 534 | 48 528 | 4 788 | 562 | NEW |
| 10 | harald_legner / Turfgame | Turfer from Hamburg 
|
7 106 286 | 48 309 | 18 394 | 1 897 | 713 | NEW |
Eliminated from the list:
| # | Turfer | Municipality | Total Points | Points taken in the region |
Takeovers | Unique | Ranking Global |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 (8) | Habichtherz / Turfgame | Landkreis Harburg | 35 097 | 33 141 | 141 | 46 | 18 065 (18 338) |
| 16 (10) | Börnstein / Turfgame | Hannover | 34 998 | 29 140 | 97 | 91 | 18 086 (17 958) |
| 18 (9) | forelle / Turfgame | Turfer from Nordrhein-Westfalen
|
2 565 602 | 25 888 | 9 272 | 516 | 2 126 (3 786) |
Updated 2023-04-18 and compared to (2021-10-09)
Source: Warded
Fastest Eager
Fastest to take 10 zones
| # | Turfer | Medal | City | Time | Distance | Average speed |
Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kleiner | 
|
Buchholz in der Nordheide | 15:05 | 3.34 km | 13.28 km/h | Link |
| 2 | uschDibb |
|
Buchholz in der Nordheide | 16:11 | 3.11 km | 11.54 km/h | Link |
| 3 | Goldesel |
|
Buchholz in der Nordheide | 19:18 | 3.4 km | 10.58 km/h | Link |
Updated: 2023-04-18
Source: Warded
Global Top-3 Rankings
Turfers in the region that placed on the global top-3 list.
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Updated: 2023-04-18
Source: Warded
Turfers who have won in the country
Turfers from the region who have won in Germany since it officially became a turf country in July 2019 (Round 109).
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| Round (weeks) |
Turfer | Global Ranking |
Points | Takes | Municipality | Link | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 113 (4) | AlterSchwede | 498 | 86 565 | 127 | Turfgame | Guest turfer from the region of Berlin  No country medal awarded. Too few turfers. |
Updated: 2023-04-18
Turfers who won in the region
The following turfers have won in the region of Niedersachsen since Germany officially became a turf country in July 2019 (Round 109).
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Updated: 2023-04-18
External links
- Lower Saxony (Wikipedia)
- Map showing current points per hour (PPH) for all zones
- List of the 100 newest zones in Niedersachsen
- Statistics on zones and players in Niedersachsen for the current round
- Map with all zones in Niedersachsen marked
- Error reporting of zones
- Toplist for the current round for region Niedersachsen
