Sottrum
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  Sottrum | ||
Location of Sottrum within Rotenburg (Wümme) district 
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| Coordinates: 53°7′N 9°13′E / 53.117°N 9.217°ECoordinates: 53°7′N 9°13′E / 53.117°N 9.217°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Lower Saxony | |
| District | Rotenburg (Wümme) | |
| Municipal assoc. | Sottrum | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Hans-Jürgen Krahn (CDU) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 28.58 km2 (11.03 sq mi) | |
| Population (2013-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 6,217 | |
| • Density | 220/km2 (560/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 27367 | |
| Dialling codes | 04264 | |
| Vehicle registration | ROW | |
| Website | www.sottrum.de | |
Sottrum is a municipality in the district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 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.
