Elsdorf, Lower Saxony
Elsdorf | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Elsdorf
within Rotenburg (Wümme) district  | |
 Location of Elsdorf | |
  Elsdorf  Elsdorf | |
| Coordinates: 53°14′33″N 09°21′02″E / 53.24250°N 9.35056°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Rotenburg (Wümme) |
| Municipal assoc. | Zeven |
| Subdivisions | 10 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Heinrich Willenbrock (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 49.1 km2 (19.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 19 m (62 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 2,066 |
| • Density | 42.1/km2 (109/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 27404 |
| Dialling codes | 04281, 04282, 04286 |
| Vehicle registration | ROW |
| Website | www.zeven.de |
Elsdorf (German pronunciation: [ˈɛlsˌdɔʁf]) is a municipality in the district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany.
History
Elsdorf belonged - as to its government - to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180.[2] In religious respect, however, Elsdorf formed part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Verden until after 1566 its incumbent bishops lost papal recognition, except of a last Catholic bishop from 1630 to 1631, respectively.[2] 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.
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.
- ^ a b Michael Schütz, „Die Konsolidierung des Erzstiftes unter Johann Rode“, in: Geschichte des Landes zwischen Elbe und Weser: 3 vols., Hans-Eckhard Dannenberg and Heinz-Joachim Schulze (eds.) on behalf of the Landschaftsverband der ehemaligen Herzogtümer Bremen und Verden, Stade: Landschaftsverband der ehemaligen Herzogtümer Bremen und Verden, 1995 and 2008, vol. I 'Vor- und Frühgeschichte' (1995; ISBN 978-3-9801919-7-5), vol. II 'Mittelalter (einschl. Kunstgeschichte)' (1995; ISBN 978-3-9801919-8-2), vol. III 'Neuzeit' (2008; ISBN 978-3-9801919-9-9), (=Schriftenreihe des Landschaftsverbandes der ehemaligen Herzogtümer Bremen und Verden; vols. 7–9), vol. II: pp. 263–278, here pp. 270seq. ISBN 978-3-9801919-8-2.
