District Rotenburg (Wümme) Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Area 22.33 km² Population 1,256 (31 Dec 2008) Dialling code 04266 | Elevation 28 m (92 ft) Postal codes 27386 Local time Thursday 4:39 PM Postal code 27386 | |
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Weather 8°C, Wind SW at 18 km/h, 93% Humidity | ||
Hemsbünde is a municipality in the district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany.
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Hemsbünde 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. In 1807 the ephemeral Kingdom of Westphalia annexed the Principality, before France annexed it in 1810. In 1813 the Principality was restored to the Electorate of Hanover, which - after its upgrade to the Kingdom of Hanover in 1814 - incorporated the Principality in a real union and the Princely territory, including Hemsbünde, became part of the new Stade Region, established in 1823.