Sottrum

Municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany

53°7′N 9°13′E / 53.117°N 9.217°E / 53.117; 9.217CountryGermanyStateLower SaxonyDistrictRotenburg (Wümme) Municipal assoc.SottrumSubdivisions3Government • MayorHans-Jürgen Krahn (CDU)Area • Total28.58 km² (11.03 sq mi)Elevation20 m (70 ft)Population • Total6,692 • Density230/km² (610/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codesDialling codes04264Vehicle registrationROWWebsitewww.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.

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