District Verden Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Area 63.47 km² Local time Wednesday 3:21 AM Dialling code 04207 | Elevation 15 m (49 ft) Postal codes 28876 Population 15,360 (31 Dec 2008) Postal code 28876 | |
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Weather 11°C, Wind SW at 13 km/h, 72% Humidity | ||
Oyten is a municipality in the district of Verden, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 20 km northwest of Verden, and 15 km east of Bremen.
Map of Oyten, Germany
Oyten 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 Oyten, became part of the new Stade Region, established in 1823.