Resistor with a) a first connecting part made of an electrically conductive conductor material for introducing an electric current into the resistor, b) a second connecting part made of an electrically conductive conductor material for discharging the electric current from the resistor, c) a resistor element, c1) which consists of a low-ohmic resistance material whose specific electrical resistance is greater than the specific electrical resistance of the conductor material of the two connecting parts (2, 3), and c2) which is electrically disposed between said first connecting part and said second connecting part so that said electric current flows through said resistor element, d) a first voltage tap on the first connecting part for measuring the voltage falling across the resistor element, e) a second voltage tap on the second connecting part for measuring the voltage falling across the resistor element, f) a first measuring line which is electrically connected to the first voltage tap, and g) a second measuring line which is electrically connected to the second voltage tap, h) wherein the two measuring lines (7, 8) from the voltage taps (5, 6) lying on the outside are each first led essentially parallel to the current flow direction in the resistor element inwards to a connection region, characterized in i) that the two measuring lines (7, 8), starting from the connection region, are routed outwards in a common cable strand, j) that, starting from the connection region, the common cable strand extends transversely to the current flow direction in the resistor element, k) that the measuring lines (22, 24) are formed as conductor tracks on a foil carrier, 1) that the foil carrier also carries contact areas (5, 6, 25, 26) for making electrical contact with the two connecting parts (2, 3), the measuring lines (22, 24) being connected to the contact areas (25, 26), and m) that the first measuring line and the second measuring line are arranged on opposite sides of the foil carrier. a) a first connecting part made of an electrically conductive conductor material for introducing an electric current into the resistor, b) a second connecting part made of an electrically conductive conductor material for discharging the electric current from the resistor, c) a resistor element, c1) which consists of a low-ohmic resistance material whose specific electrical resistance is greater than the specific electrical resistance of the conductor material of the two connecting parts (2, 3), and c2) which is electrically disposed between said first connecting part and said second connecting part so that said electric current flows through said resistor element, c1) which consists of a low-ohmic resistance material whose specific electrical resistance is greater than the specific electrical resistance of the conductor material of the two connecting parts (2, 3), and c2) which is electrically disposed between said first connecting part and said second connecting part so that said electric current flows through said resistor element, d) a first voltage tap on the first connecting part for measuring the voltage falling across the resistor element, e) a second voltage tap on the second connecting part for measuring the voltage falling across the resistor element, f) a first measuring line which is electrically connected to the first voltage tap, and g) a second measuring line which is electrically connected to the second voltage tap, h) wherein the two measuring lines (7, 8) from the voltage taps (5, 6) lying on the outside are each first led essentially parallel to the current flow direction in the resistor element inwards to a connection region, i) that the two measuring lines (7, 8), starting from the connection region, are routed outwards in a common cable strand, j) that, starting from the connection region, the common cable strand extends transversely to the current flow direction in the resistor element, k) that the measuring lines (22, 24) are formed as conductor tracks on a foil carrier, 1) that the foil carrier also carries contact areas (5, 6, 25, 26) for making electrical contact with the two connecting parts (2, 3), the measuring lines (22, 24) being connected to the contact areas (25, 26), and m) that the first measuring line and the second measuring line are arranged on opposite sides of the foil carrier.