Gyhum

Gyhum

Saint Margaret Lutheran church

Coat of arms
Gyhum

Coordinates: 53°13′00″N 09°19′08″E / 53.21667°N 9.31889°ECoordinates: 53°13′00″N 09°19′08″E / 53.21667°N 9.31889°E
Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Rotenburg (Wümme)
Municipal assoc. Zeven
Government
  Mayor Friedhelm Helberg (SPD)
Area
  Total 48.44 km2 (18.70 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
  Total 2,249
  Density 46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 27404
Dialling codes 04286
Vehicle registration ROW
Website www.gyhum.de

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

Gyhum belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen. In 1648 the Prince-Archbishopric was transformed into the Duchy of Bremen, which was first ruled in personal union by the Swedish and from 1715 on by the Hanoverian Crown. In 1823 the Duchy was abolished and its territory became part of the Stade Region.

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