Verden (Aller)

Infobox German Location
Art = Stadt
image_photo = Verdem g s.jpg
Name = Verden
Wappen = Wappen Verden (Aller).svg
lat_deg = 52 |lat_min = 55 |lat_sec = 24
lon_deg = 9 |lon_min = 14 |lon_sec = 06
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Lower Saxony
Landkreis = Verden
Höhe = 20
Fläche = 71.58
Einwohner = 28262
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 27283
Vorwahl = 04231
Kfz = VER
Gemeindeschlüssel = 03 3 61 012
Gliederung = 7 districts
Straße = Große Str. 40
Website = [http://www.verden.de/ www.verden.de]
Bürgermeister = Lutz Brockmann
Partei = SPDInfobox Former Country
native_name = "Reichsstadt Verden"
conventional_long_name = Imperial City of Verden
common_name = Verden
continent = Europe
region = Central Europe
country = Germany
era = Middle Ages
status = City-state
empire = Holy Roman Empire
government_type = Republic
year_start = 15th century
year_end = 1648
event_pre = Massacre of Verden
date_pre = 782
event_start = Gained "Reichsfreiheit"
date_start =
event_end = Annexed to Principality
spaces|4of Verden (Swedish fief)
date_end =
May 15 1648
p1 = Duchy of Saxony
image_p1 =
s1 = Bremen-Verden
flag_s1 = Sweden-Flag-1562.svg




capital = Verden
footnotes = Infobox Former Country
native_name = "Fürstbistum Verden"
conventional_long_name = Bishopric of Verden
common_name = Verden
continent = Europe
region = Central Europe
country = Germany
era = Middle Ages
status = Vassal
empire = Holy Roman Empire
government_type = Theocracy
year_start = 12th century
year_end = 1648
event_start = Acquired territory
date_start = "ca" 1195¹
event_end = Secularised to Principality
spaces|4of Verden (Swedish fief)
date_end =
May 15 1648
p1 = Duchy of Saxony
image_p1 =
s1 = Bremen-Verden
flag_s1 = Sweden-Flag-1562.svg




capital = Verden
footnotes = 1: The castle of Rotenburg an der Wümme was built in 1195, this may have been when the Bishopric acquired territorial power.

Verden (Aller), or Verden (IPA2|ˈfeːɐdn), is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany, on the River Aller. It is the administrative centre of the district of Verden. Verden is famous for the alleged massacre of Saxons in 782, committed on the orders of Charlemagne (the Massacre of Verden), for its cathedral, and for its horse breeding.

History

The town of Verden (pronounced: Fairden) is within the district of Verden and also in the federal state of Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony) in Germany. Running through the town is the river Aller which is 263 km long and is one of Germany’s longer rivers.

The town is most known for its large church (former cathedral) (12th-15th century) and also famous for horse racing and auctions and is also called the (horse)riding town.The town is situated in close proximity to the towns of Bremen (35km) and Hannover (90km). The picturesque old town is east of the river where the spectacular cathedral (German: Dom) towers above the pedestrianised high street.In the Middle Ages there was a massacre of 4.500 Saxons, by order of Charlemagne because of their refusal to convert to the Christian faith. In the following century the north (with town hall and Johannis church) and the south (with the cathedral) parts of town joined together.

Until the Second World War, Verden was renowned for its trade and crafts and also its mounted division. During the Nazi Regime forced-labourers were used in a furniture factory in Verden. From 1945 until 1993 latterly the 1st Armoured Division of the British Rhine Army was stationed in Verden. Refugees from the formers states of Silesia, East Prussia and Pomerania settled in and around the town.

Later in the 1960’s foreign workers (Gastarbeiter) started to arrive from southern Europe and Anatolia. After the fall of Communism more immigrants arrived from Eastern Europe.

One of the former British Barracks is now used to house the District administration and a new sporting stadium has been erected opposite.

Notable places

East of Verden, there is the 225 metre tall radio transmitter, Kirchlinteln transmitter, used by Deutsche Telekom primarily for TV and mobile phone broadcasting.

The town hall and the cathedral are both places of interest, together with the pedestrianised high street, with its cafés and shops.

ee also

* Bremen-Verden

References

* [http://www.verden.de Official site] de icon