Sottrum

Sottrum is a municipality in the district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 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.

Towns and municipalities in Rotenburg (district)

Ahausen Alfstedt Anderlingen Basdahl Bötersen Bothel Breddorf Bremervörde Brockel Bülstedt Deinstedt Ebersdorf Elsdorf Farven Fintel Gnarrenburg Groß Meckelsen Gyhum Hamersen Hassendorf Heeslingen Hellwege Helvesiek Hemsbünde Hemslingen Hepstedt Hipstedt Horstedt Kalbe Kirchtimke Kirchwalsede Klein Meckelsen Lauenbrück Lengenbostel Oerel Ostereistedt Reeßum Rhade Rotenburg an der Wümme Sandbostel Scheeßel Seedorf Selsingen Sittensen Sottrum Stemmen Tarmstedt Tiste Vahlde Vierden Visselhövede Vorwerk Westertimke Westerwalsede Wilstedt Wohnste Zeven