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Rotenburg (district)

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Rotenburg
Flag of Rotenburg
Coat of arms of Rotenburg
Map
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
CapitalRotenburg
Government
  District admin.Marco Prietz (CDU)
Area
  Total
2,070 km2 (800 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2024)[1]
  Total
165,904
  Density80.1/km2 (208/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationROW, BRV
Websitewww.lk-row.de

Rotenburg is a district (Landkreis) in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is landlocked by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Stade, Harburg, Heidekreis, Verden, Osterholz and Cuxhaven.

History

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In medieval times the region was part of the bishoprics of Bremen and Verden. After the Protestant Reformation the bishoprics became secular principalities, colloquially called Bremen-Verden, and finally parts of the Kingdom of Hanover.

The present district was established in 1977 by merging the former districts of Rotenburg and Bremervörde.

Geography

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The Wümme River runs through the district from east to west. The marshy area to both sides of the river is called the Wümmeniederung (Wümme Depression).

Coat of arms

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The coat of arms displays:

  • a lion carrying a cross; the lion was the heraldic animal of Hanover, the cross is symbolising the Prince-Bishopric of Verden
  • two criss-crossed keys from the arms of the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen

Towns and municipalities

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BremenHamburgSchleswig-HolsteinCuxhaven (district)Diepholz (district)Harburg (district)OsterholzStade (district)HeidekreisVerden (district)AhausenAlfstedtAnderlingenBasdahlRotenburg an der WümmeBötersenBothelBreddorfBremervördeBrockelBülstedtDeinstedtEbersdorfElsdorfFarvenFintelGnarrenburgGroß MeckelsenGyhumHamersenHamersenHassendorfHeeslingenHellwegeHelvesiekHemsbündeHemslingenHepstedtHipstedtHorstedtHorstedtKalbeKirchtimkeKirchwalsedeKlein MeckelsenLauenbrückSittensenLengenbostelOerelOstereistedtReeßumRhadeRotenburg an der WümmeSandbostelScheeßelSeedorfSelsingenSittensenSittensenSottrumStemmenTarmstedtTisteTisteVahldeVahldeVierdenVisselhövedeVorwerkWestertimkeWesterwalsedeWilstedtWohnsteZeven
Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district
Towns Samtgemeinden
  1. Bremervörde
  2. Rotenburg
  3. Visselhövede


Free municipalities

  1. Gnarrenburg
  2. Scheeßel
  1. Bothel1
  2. Brockel
  3. Hemsbünde
  4. Hemslingen
  5. Kirchwalsede
  6. Westerwalsede
  1. Fintel
  2. Helvesiek
  3. Lauenbrück1
  4. Stemmen
  5. Vahlde
  1. Alfstedt
  2. Basdahl
  3. Ebersdorf
  4. Hipstedt
  5. Oerel1
  1. Anderlingen
  2. Deinstedt
  3. Farven
  4. Ostereistedt
  5. Rhade
  6. Sandbostel
  7. Seedorf
  8. Selsingen1
  1. Groß Meckelsen
  2. Hamersen
  3. Kalbe
  4. Klein Meckelsen
  5. Lengenbostel
  6. Sittensen1
  7. Tiste
  8. Vierden
  9. Wohnste
  1. Ahausen
  2. Bötersen
  3. Hassendorf
  4. Hellwege
  5. Horstedt
  6. Reeßum
  7. Sottrum1
  1. Breddorf
  2. Bülstedt
  3. Hepstedt
  4. Kirchtimke
  5. Tarmstedt1
  6. Vorwerk
  7. Westertimke
  8. Wilstedt
  1. Elsdorf
  2. Gyhum
  3. Heeslingen
  4. Zeven1, 2
1seat of the Samtgemeinde; 2town

References

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  1. "Tabelle EVAS 12411, Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus 2022, Stand 31. Dezember 2024" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
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53°15′N 9°20′E / 53.25°N 9.33°E / 53.25; 9.33