Country Germany District Rotenburg (Wümme) Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Area 36.9 km² Local time Tuesday 5:53 PM Dialling code 04269 | State Lower Saxony Elevation 54 m (177 ft) Postal codes 27386 Population 1,268 (31 Dec 2008) Postal code 27386 Municipal assoc. Bothel | |
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Kirchwalsede is a municipality in the district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany.
Map of 27386 Kirchwalsede, Germany
Kirchwalsede 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 ephemeric 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 Kirchwalsede, became part of the new Stade Region, established in 1823.