Westerwalsede

Westerwalsede
Westerwalsede

Coordinates: 53°2′N 9°22′E / 53.033°N 9.367°E / 53.033; 9.367Coordinates: 53°2′N 9°22′E / 53.033°N 9.367°E / 53.033; 9.367
Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Rotenburg (Wümme)
Municipal assoc. Bothel
Government
  Mayor Jochen Hestermann
Area
  Total 20.11 km2 (7.76 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
  Total 739
  Density 37/km2 (95/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 27386
Dialling codes 04269
Vehicle registration ROW
Website Wws auf bothel.de

Westerwalsede is a municipality in the district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Westerwalsede 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. In 1807 the ephemeral Kingdom of Westphalia annexed the Principality, before France annexed it in 1810. In 1813 the Principality was restored to the Electorate of Hanover, which - after its upgrade to the Kingdom of Hanover in 1814 - incorporated the Principality in a real union and the Princely territory, including Westerwalsede, became part of the new Stade Region, established in 1823.

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