▁in ▁Lower ▁Sax ony , ▁Germany . ▁The ▁administrative ▁centre ▁of ▁the ▁district ▁was ▁the ▁independent ▁city ▁of ▁Braun sch weig , ▁which , ▁however , ▁was ▁not ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁district ▁itself . ▁ ▁The ▁district ▁was ▁dis band ed ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁February ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁district ▁reform ▁in ▁Lower ▁Sax ony . ▁The ▁main ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁district ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Braun sch weig , ▁while ▁smaller ▁parts ▁were ▁merged ▁into ▁the ▁districts ▁of ▁Hel m sted t , ▁Pe ine , ▁and ▁Wolf en b ütt el . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁its ▁dis est ab lish ment , ▁the ▁district ▁consisted ▁of : ▁ ▁the ▁municipal ities ▁of ▁Abb en ro de , ▁Al ves se , ▁Be ien ro de , ▁B ett mar , ▁Be ven ro de , ▁Bien ro de , ▁B oden sted t , ▁B ort feld , ▁Bro itz em , ▁Cre ml ingen , ▁Den st orf , ▁D ested t , ▁D ib bes dorf , ▁D ut ten sted t , ▁Er ker ode , ▁Es se hof , ▁Ess en ro de , ▁Ess ing hausen , ▁Fle cht orf , ▁Für sten au , ▁Gard essen , ▁Groß - B run s ro de , ▁Groß - G leid ingen , ▁Har ves se , ▁Hem ken ro de , ▁H öt z um , ▁H ond el age , ▁H ord orf