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Municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Freiburg on the Elbe (in High German, officially Freiburg an der Elbe; short: Freiburg/Elbe,[2] Freiborg/Elv (in Low German), or Freiborg (in Low Saxon) is a municipality in the district of Stade, Lower Saxony, Germany.
Freiburg
Freiburg an der Elbe (German) Freiborg an'e Elv (Low Saxon) | |
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![]() Panorama of the town in the early morning fog | |
Location of Freiburg within Stade district ![]() | |
Coordinates: 53°49′23″N 9°17′4″E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Lower Saxony |
District | Stade |
Municipal assoc. | Nordkehdingen |
Government | |
• Mayor | Walter Wolfkühler (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 34.11 km2 (13.17 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 1,830 |
• Density | 54/km2 (140/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 21729 |
Dialling codes | 04779 |
Vehicle registration | STD |
Website | www.nordkehdingen.de |
Freiburg belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, a territory of imperial immediacy established in 1180. In the mid-16th century Freiburg adopted Lutheranism. During the Leaguist occupation under Johan 't Serclaes, Count of Tilly (1628–1630), Freiburg suffered from attempts of re-Catholisation.
In 1648 the prince-archbishopric was transformed into the Duchy of Bremen, which was first ruled in personal union by the Swedish and from 1715 on by the Hanoverian Crown. In 1807 the short-lived Kingdom of Westphalia annexed the duchy, before France annexed it in 1810. In 1813 the Duchy of Bremen 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 Freiburg, became part of the Stade Region, established in 1823.
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