Langwedel

Municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany

(2017–22) Andreas Brandt^[1] (SPD)Area • Total76.12 km² (29.39 sq mi)Elevation19 m (62 ft)Population • Total14,654 • Density190/km² (500/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codesDialling codes04232, 04235Vehicle registrationVERWebsitewww.langwedel.de

Langwedel is a municipality in the district of Verden, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Weser, approx. 7 km northwest of Verden, and 30 km southeast of Bremen.

Langwedel 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 Langwedel, became part of the new Stade Region, established in 1823.

Organization

Langwedel is a unit municipality and consists of the following villages:

• Daverden (13,005 km²).
• Etelsen (with Cluvenhagen and Hagen-Grinden as well as Giersberg and Steinberg).(23,874 km²)
• Haberloh (5,404 km²).
• Holtebüttel (with Dahlbrügge, Nindorf, Schülingen and Overing and Förth) (8,492 km²).
• Langwedel (with Langwedelermoor) (7,619 km²).
• Völkersen (17,716 km²).

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