Bötersen | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Bötersen within Rotenburg (Wümme) district  | |
  Bötersen  Bötersen | |
| Coordinates:53°08′N09°19′E / 53.133°N 9.317°E /53.133; 9.317 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Rotenburg (Wümme) |
| Municipal assoc. | Sottrum |
| Subdivisions | 3 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Manfred Wernecke (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 19.85 km2 (7.66 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 34 m (112 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 1,115 |
| • Density | 56/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 27367 |
| Dialling codes | 04268 |
| Vehicle registration | ROW |
| Website | www.boetersen.de |
Bötersen is a municipality in thedistrict of Rotenburg, inLower Saxony,Germany.
Bötersen belonged to thePrince-Bishopric of Verden, established in 1180. In 1648 the Prince-Bishopric was transformed into thePrincipality of Verden, which was first ruled inpersonal union by the Swedish Crown - interrupted by a Danish occupation (1712–1715) - and from 1715 on by theHanoverian Crown. In 1807 the ephemeralKingdom of Westphalia annexed the Principality, beforeFrance annexed it in 1810. In 1813 the Principality was restored to theElectorate of Hanover, which - after its upgrade to theKingdom of Hanover in 1814 - incorporated the Principality in areal union and the Princely territory, including Bötersen, became part of the newStade Region, established in 1823.
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