Resistor, in particular a low-resistance current-sensing resistor, having a) a first connection part made of an electrically conductive conductor material for introducing an electric current into the resistor, b) a second connection part made of an electrically conductive conductor material for conducting the electric current out of the resistor, c) a resistor element made of a low-resistance resistor material, said resistor element being arranged between said first connection part and said second connection part with respect to a main current flow direction and being traversed by said electric current during operation, d) a first pair of voltage measuring contacts (7.1, 7.2) with a voltage measuring contact (7.2) on the voltage-side for potential measurement at the first connection part on the one hand and a voltage measuring contact (7.1) on the ground-side for potential measurement at the second connection part on the other hand, and e) a second pair of voltage measuring contacts (8.1, 8.2) with a voltage-side voltage measuring contact (8.2) for potential measurement at the first connection part on the one hand and a ground-side voltage measuring contact (8.1) for potential measurement at the second connection part on the other hand, characterized in f) that the two pairs of voltage measuring contacts (7.1, 7.2, 8.1, 8.2) are arranged crosswise so that a connection line of the two voltage measuring contacts (7.1, 7.2) of the first pair of voltage measuring contacts (7.1, 7.2, 8.1, 8.2) intersects with a connection line of the two voltage measuring contacts (8.1, 8.2) of the second pair of voltage measuring contacts (7.1, 7.2, 8.1, 8.2) in a top view of the resistor. a) a first connection part made of an electrically conductive conductor material for introducing an electric current into the resistor, b) a second connection part made of an electrically conductive conductor material for conducting the electric current out of the resistor, c) a resistor element made of a low-resistance resistor material, said resistor element being arranged between said first connection part and said second connection part with respect to a main current flow direction and being traversed by said electric current during operation, d) a first pair of voltage measuring contacts (7.1, 7.2) with a voltage measuring contact (7.2) on the voltage-side for potential measurement at the first connection part on the one hand and a voltage measuring contact (7.1) on the ground-side for potential measurement at the second connection part on the other hand, and e) a second pair of voltage measuring contacts (8.1, 8.2) with a voltage-side voltage measuring contact (8.2) for potential measurement at the first connection part on the one hand and a ground-side voltage measuring contact (8.1) for potential measurement at the second connection part on the other hand, characterized in f) that the two pairs of voltage measuring contacts (7.1, 7.2, 8.1, 8.2) are arranged crosswise so that a connection line of the two voltage measuring contacts (7.1, 7.2) of the first pair of voltage measuring contacts (7.1, 7.2, 8.1, 8.2) intersects with a connection line of the two voltage measuring contacts (8.1, 8.2) of the second pair of voltage measuring contacts (7.1, 7.2, 8.1, 8.2) in a top view of the resistor.