Hamersen

Municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany

53°15′00″N 9°29′00″E / 53.25°N 9.483333°E / 53.25; 9.483333CountryGermanyStateLower SaxonyDistrictRotenburg (Wümme) Municipal assoc.SittensenGovernment • MayorGerd Kaiser (CDU)Area • Total13.61 km² (5.25 sq mi)Elevation31 m (102 ft)Population • Total545 • Density40/km² (100/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codesDialling codes04282Vehicle registrationROW

Hamersen is a municipality in the district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Hamersen 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 ephemeral 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 Hamersen, became part of the new Stade Region, established in 1823.

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