Dörverden

Dörverden
Dörverden
Location of Dörverden within Verden district
Coordinates	52°51′N 9°14′E / 52.85°N 9.23333°E / 52.85; 9.23333Coordinates: 52°51′N 9°14′E / 52.85°N 9.23333°E / 52.85; 9.23333
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Verden
Local subdivisions	10 Ortsteile
Mayor	Karin Meyer (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area	83.32 km2 (32.17 sq mi)
Elevation	16 m  (52 ft)
Population	9,185 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	110 /km2 (286 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	VER
Postal code	27313
Area code	04234
Website	www.doerverden.de

Dörverden is a municipality in the district of Verden, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Weser, approx. 8 km south of Verden, and 40 km southeast of Bremen.

Dörverden 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. In 1807 the ephemeric Kingdom of Westphalia annexed the Principality, before France annexed it in 1810. In 1813 the Principality was restored to the Electorate of Hanover, which - after its upgrade to the Kingdom of Hanover in 1814 - incorporated the Principality in a real union and the Princely territory, including Dörverden, became part of the new Stade Region, established in 1823.

References

1. ^ "Bevölkerungsfortschreibung" (in German). Landesbetrieb für Statistik und Kommunikationstechnologie Niedersachsen. 31 December 2009. http://www1.nls.niedersachsen.de/statistik/html/parametereingabe.asp?DT=K1000014&CM=Bev%F6lkerungsfortschreibung.