Osnabrück Land (German:Osnabrücker Land) is a region in southwestLower Saxony in Germany, which extends into the state ofNorth Rhine-Westphalia. Its centre is the city ofOsnabrück. The region is dominated by theTeutoburg Forest and the RiverHase. Originally a variant ofLow German was spoken here which belonged to theEast-Westphalian dialect. The region is generally identified with thedistrict and city ofOsnabrück, which largely corresponds to thePrince-Bishopric of Osnabrück in theHoly Roman Empire. The Osnabrück Land Regional Association (Landschaftsverband Osnabrücker Land) looks after cultural issues for the region.
The southern part of Osnabrück Land borders onMünsterland in the state ofNorth Rhine-Westphalia. To the west theTecklenburg Land is the natural continuation of the Osnabrück Land into North Rhine-Westphalia. To the southeast is theRavensberg Land.Most of Osnabrück Land borders on other Lower Saxon regions: to the west on theEmsland, to the north on theOldenburg Land and in the east on theDümmer region.
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