Sottrum | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Sottrum within Rotenburg (Wümme) district  | |
  Sottrum  Sottrum | |
| Coordinates: 53°7′N 9°13′E / 53.117°N 9.217°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Rotenburg (Wümme) |
| Municipal assoc. | Sottrum |
| Subdivisions | 3 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hans-Jürgen Krahn (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 28.58 km2 (11.03 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 20 m (70 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 6,532 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (590/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 27367 |
| Dialling codes | 04264 |
| Vehicle registration | ROW |
| Website | www.sottrum.de |
Sottrum is a municipality in the district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 11 km west of Rotenburg, and 30 km east of Bremen.
Sottrum 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. The Kingdom of Hanover incorporated the Principality in a real union and the Princely territory, including Sottrum, became part of the new Stade Region, established in 1823.
Sottrum is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Sottrum.
