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Sottrum
Sottrum
Coordinates	53°7′0″N 9°13′0″E / 53.116667°N 9.216667°E / 53.116667; 9.216667
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Rotenburg (Wümme)
Municipal assoc.	Sottrum
Local subdivisions	3
Mayor	Hans-Jürgen Krahn (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area	28.58 km2 (11.03 sq mi)
Elevation	20 m  (66 ft)
Population	6,040  (31 December 2006)
- Density	211 /km2 (547 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	ROW
Postal code	27367
Area code	04264
Website	www.sottrum.de

Sottrum is a municipality in the district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 11 km west of Rotenburg, and 30 km east of Bremen.

Sottrum 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. The Kingdom of Hanover incorporated the Principality in a real union and the Princely territory, including Sottrum, became part of the new Stade Region, established in 1823.

Sottrum is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Sottrum.

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