Sottrum

Sottrum
Coat of arms
Sottrum
Location of Sottrum within Rotenburg (Wümme) district
Coordinates: 53°7′N 9°13′E / 53.117°N 9.217°E / 53.117; 9.217Coordinates: 53°7′N 9°13′E / 53.117°N 9.217°E / 53.117; 9.217
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.

Towns and municipalities in Rotenburg (district) Ahausen Alfstedt Anderlingen Basdahl Bötersen Bothel Breddorf Bremervörde Brockel Bülstedt Deinstedt Ebersdorf Elsdorf Farven Fintel Gnarrenburg Groß Meckelsen Gyhum Hamersen Hassendorf Heeslingen Hellwege Helvesiek Hemsbünde Hemslingen Hepstedt Hipstedt Horstedt Kalbe Kirchtimke Kirchwalsede Klein Meckelsen Lauenbrück Lengenbostel Oerel Ostereistedt Reeßum Rhade Rotenburg an der Wümme Sandbostel Scheeßel Seedorf Selsingen Sittensen Sottrum Stemmen Tarmstedt Tiste Vahlde Vierden Visselhövede Vorwerk Westertimke Westerwalsede Wilstedt Wohnste Zeven

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