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Sottrum
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Location of Sottrum within Rotenburg (Wümme) district
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Coordinates | |
Administration | |
Country | Germany |
State | Lower Saxony |
District | Rotenburg (Wümme) |
Municipal assoc. | Sottrum |
Local subdivisions | 3 |
Mayor | Hans-Jürgen Krahn (CDU) |
Basic statistics | |
Area | 28.58 km2 (11.03 sq mi) |
Elevation | 20 m (66 ft) |
Population | 6,053 (31 December 2010)[1] |
- Density | 212 /km2 (549 /sq mi) |
Other information | |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
Licence plate | ROW |
Postal code | 27367 |
Area code | 04264 |
Website | www.sottrum.de |
Sottrum is a municipality in the district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 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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