Lübberstedt

Lübberstedt
Coat of arms of Lübberstedt
Location of Lübberstedt within Osterholz district
HolsteAxstedtVollersodeLübberstedtHambergenWorpswedeSchwanewedeOsterholz-ScharmbeckRitterhudeLilienthalGrasbergBremenVerden (district)Rotenburg (district)Cuxhaven (district)WesermarschOldenburg (district)OsterholzLower Saxony
Lübberstedt is located in Germany
Lübberstedt
Lübberstedt
Lübberstedt is located in Lower Saxony
Lübberstedt
Lübberstedt
Coordinates: 53°19′N 08°48′E / 53.317°N 8.800°E / 53.317; 8.800
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictOsterholz
Municipal assoc.Hambergen
Government
 • MayorDieter Langmaack (CDU)
Area
 • Total12.32 km2 (4.76 sq mi)
Elevation
14 m (46 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total706
 • Density57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
27729
Dialling codes04793
Vehicle registrationOHZ

Lübberstedt is a village located in the district of Osterholz in the German state of Lower Saxony. It is located north of Osterholz-Scharmbeck. Together with the villages of Hambergen, Axstedt, Holste and Vollersode, it forms the Samtgemeinde of Hambergen.

History

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During the last year of the war (1944) a Neuengamme sub-camp was erected near the village[2] for Jewish women from Auschwitz-Birkenau. Several female guards (Aufseherin) staffed the camp and maltreated the prisoners who were starved, overworked and brutalized.

Transport

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Lübberstedt has a railway station on the Bremerhaven to Bremen line that opened in 1862. The main road is the B 74 connecting Bremen and Stade.

References

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  1. ^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
  2. ^ "Anlage zu § 1: Verzeichnis der Konzentrationslager und ihrer Außenkommandos gemäß § 42 Abs. 2 BEG" (in German). Archived from the original on 2009-04-23. 883 Lübberstedt, Kreis Wesermünde