District Rotenburg (Wümme) Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Area 28.5 km² Population 942 (31 Dec 2008) Dialling code 04285 | Elevation 29 m (95 ft) Postal codes 27404 Local time Monday 6:32 PM Postal code 27404 | |
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Weather 17°C, Wind W at 8 km/h, 38% Humidity | ||
Ostereistedt is a municipality in the district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany.
Map of 27404 Ostereistedt, Germany
Ostereistedt belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180. In 1648 the Prince-Archbishopric was transformed into the Duchy of Bremen, 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 Duchy, before France annexed it in 1810. In 1813 the Duchy was restored to the Electorate of Hanover, which - after its upgrade to the Kingdom of Hanover in 1814 - incorporated the Duchy in a real union and the Ducal territory, including Ostereistedt, became part of the new Stade Region, established in 1823.