Bremervörde
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| Bremervörde | |
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| Country |  Germany |
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| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Rotenburg (Wümme) |
| Mayor | Eduard Gummich |
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| Area | 150.17 km² (58 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Population | 19,353 (31/03/2005) |
| - Density | 129 /km² (334 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | ROW |
| Postal code | 27432 |
| Area code | 04761 |
| Website | www.bremervoerde.de |
Bremervörde is a town in the north of the district Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated at the Oste river near the mid of the triangle, which is formed of the rivers Weser and Elbe respectively the cities of Hamburg, Bremen and Cuxhaven.
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[edit] Division of the town
The municipality Bremervörde consists beside the town Bremervörde of the villages Bevern, Elm, Hesedorf, Hönau-Lindorf, Nieder Ochtenhausen, Iselersheim, Mehedorf, Minstedt, Ostendorf, Plönjeshausen and Spreckens.
[edit] History
At the beginning of the 12th century Lothair of Supplinburg, later king of the Holy Roman Empire, built castrum vorde, the castle Vörde. Because of the strategically advantageous location between the rivers Elbe and Weser it was a matter of conflicts in the following centuries. Later it came under the control of Henry the Lion and then, in 1219, it fell under the control of the archdiocese Bremen. That caused the town to be named Bremervörde.
[edit] Tourism
Bremervörde is the end point of the "Deutsche Fährstraße" established in May 2004, an institution similar to the American National Scenic Byways. It connects various places between Bremervörde and Kiel with relation to the history of ferries and crossing of rivers, like the historic transporter bridges in Osten and Rendsburg.
[edit] External links
- Official site (German)
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