Dörverden

Dörverden
Dörverden
Coordinates
Administration
Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Verden
Local subdivisions 10 Ortsteile
Mayor Karin Meyer (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area 83.32 km2 (32.17 sq mi)
Elevation 16 m  (52 ft)
Population 9,185 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 110 /km2 (286 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate VER
Postal code 27313
Area code 04234
Website www.doerverden.de

Dörverden is a municipality in the district of Verden, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Weser, approx. 8 km south of Verden, and 40 km southeast of Bremen.

Dörverden 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 ephemeric 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 Dörverden, became part of the new Stade Region, established in 1823.

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