Kirchlinteln is a municipality in the
district of Verden, in
Lower Saxony,
Germany. Its central village is situated approximately 6 km east of
Verden Verden can refer to:
* Verden an der Aller, a town in Lower Saxony, Germany
* Verden, Oklahoma, a small town in the USA
* Verden (district), a district in Lower Saxony, Germany
* Diocese of Verden (768–1648), a former diocese of the Catholic Chur ...
, and 40 km southeast of
Bremen
Bremen (Low German also: ''Breem'' or ''Bräm''), officially the City Municipality of Bremen (german: Stadtgemeinde Bremen, ), is the capital of the German state Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (''Freie Hansestadt Bremen''), a two-city-state consis ...
. It is surrounded by the
Linteln Geest The Linteln Geest (German: ''Lintelner Geest'' or ''Lint(e)ler Geest''), shown on some maps as the Verden Heath, (German: ''Verdener Heide'Die Generalkarte, Nr. 5 - Hamburg, Bremen, Hannover'', ADAC regional club and ADAC office, Mairs Graphische ...
(also called the ''
Verden Heath'') which is dominated by woods, hills, heath and small villages. Within the last decades many people decided to build their homes in Kirchlinteln or to buy old cottages in this region because of its picturesque landscape and its location close to the cities of Bremen and Hanover.
Kirchlinteln 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
The adjective Hanoverian is used to describe:
* 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 o ...
Crown. The
Kingdom of Hanover incorporated the Principality in a
real union and the Princely territory, including Kirchlinteln, became part of the new
Stade Region, established in 1823.
Structure of municipal subdivisions
These villages each have a town provost.
References
Verden (district)
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