Which of the following is a district in Lower Saxony?

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Why is this answer correct?

The district of Ammerland lies in the north-west of Lower Saxony near Oldenburg and is therefore the correct answer. The Rhein-Sieg-Kreis belongs to North Rhine-Westphalia, Nordfriesland to Schleswig-Holstein and the Vogtlandkreis to Saxony.

Ammerland: Lower Saxony. Rhein-Sieg: NRW. Nordfriesland: Schleswig-Holstein. Vogtland: Saxony.

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