Alfstedt
Alfstedt | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Alfstedt
within Rotenburg (Wümme) district  | |
 Location of Alfstedt | |
  Alfstedt  Alfstedt | |
| Coordinates: 53°32′53″N 09°04′04″E / 53.54806°N 9.06778°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Rotenburg (Wümme) |
| Municipal assoc. | Geestequelle |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Heinz Buck (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 16.22 km2 (6.26 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 853 |
| • Density | 52.6/km2 (136/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 27432 |
| Dialling codes | 04765 |
| Vehicle registration | ROW |
| Website | Alfstedt |
Alfstedt (German pronunciation: [ˈalfʃtɛt]; Low German: Alfst) is a municipality in the district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany.
Alfstedt belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180. In 1648 the Prince-Archbishopric was transformed into the Duchy of Bremen, which at first was ruled in personal union by the Swedish Crown – interrupted by a Danish occupation (1712–1715) – and from 1715 on by the Hanoverian Crown. In 1807 the ephemeral Kingdom of Westphalia annexed the Duchy, before France annexed it in 1810. In 1813 the Duchy was restored to the Electorate of Hanover, which – after its upgrade to the Kingdom of Hanover in 1814 – incorporated the Duchy in a real union and the Ducal territory, including Alfstedt, became part of the new Stade Region, established in 1823.
References
- ^ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
