Cadenberge (in
High German
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, in
Low Saxon
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: Cumbarg) is a municipality in the
district of Cuxhaven, in
Lower Saxony
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,
Germany
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. Since 1 November 2016, the former municipality
Geversdorf is part of the municipality Cadenberge.
Cadenberge belonged to the
Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen
The Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen () was an Hochstift, ecclesiastical principality (787–1566/1648) of the Holy Roman Empire and the Catholic Church that after its definitive secularization in 1648 became the hereditary Bremen-Verden, Duchy of ...
, established in 1180. In 1648 the Prince-Archbishopric was transformed into the
Duchy of Bremen
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, which was first ruled in
personal union
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by the Swedish Crown - interrupted by a Danish occupation (1712-1715) - and from 1715 on by the
Hanoverian
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* British monarchs or supporters of the House of Hanover, the dynasty which ruled the United Kingdom from 1714 to 1901
* things relating to;
** Electorate of Hanover
** Kingdom of Hanover
** Province of ...
Crown. The
Kingdom of Hanover
The Kingdom of Hanover () was established in October 1814 by the Congress of Vienna, with the restoration of George III to his Hanoverian territories after the Napoleonic Wars, Napoleonic era. It succeeded the former Electorate of Hanover, and j ...
incorporated the Duchy in a
real union
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and the Ducal territory became part of the new
Stade Region, established in 1823.
Regular events
*Spring Market third weekend in April
*Shooting Cadenberge fourth weekend in June (Saturday)
*Summer (up to 2008 street festival) third Saturday in July
*Shooting Cadenberge-Langenstraße first weekend in September (Sunday)
*Autumn Fair third weekend in October
*Advent Cadenberge meeting of the clubs (up to Christmas 2004) third advent
References
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