- Rotenburg (district)
Infobox German district noregbez
name=Rotenburg
state=Lower Saxony
capital=Rotenburg
area=2070
population=163,900
population_as_of=2003
density=79
carsign=ROW
url= [http://www.landkreisrotenburgwuemme.de landkreisrotenburgwuemme.de]
Rotenburg is a district ("Landkreis") in
Lower Saxony ,Germany . It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Stade,Harburg ,Soltau-Fallingbostel , Verden,Osterholz and Cuxhaven.History
In medieval times the region was part of the bishoprics of Bremen and Verden. After the
Protestant Reformation the bishoprics became secular principalities and finally parts of theKingdom of Hanover .The present district was established in 1977 by merging the former districts of Rotenburg and Bremervörde.
Geography
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 plains").Coat of arms
External links
* [http://www.landkreisrotenburgwuemme.de/ Official website] (German)
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