Sottrum
Sottrum | |
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Location of Sottrum within Rotenburg (Wümme) district ![]() | |
Coordinates: 53°7′N 9°13′E / 53.117°N 9.217°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Lower Saxony |
District | Rotenburg (Wümme) |
Municipal assoc. | Sottrum |
Subdivisions | 3 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Hans-Jürgen Krahn (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 28.58 km2 (11.03 sq mi) |
Elevation | 20 m (70 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 6,692 |
• Density | 230/km2 (610/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 27367 |
Dialling codes | 04264 |
Vehicle registration | ROW |
Website | www.sottrum.de |
Sottrum is a municipality in the district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 11 km west of Rotenburg, and 30 km east of Bremen.
Sottrum belonged to the Prince-Bishopric of Verden, established in 1180. In 1648 the Prince-Bishopric was transformed into the Principality of Verden, which was first ruled in personal union by the Swedish Crown - interrupted by a Danish occupation (1712–1715) - and from 1715 on by the Hanoverian Crown. The Kingdom of Hanover incorporated the Principality in a real union and the Princely territory, including Sottrum, became part of the new Stade Region, established in 1823.
Sottrum is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Sottrum.
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