Breddorf

Breddorf
Breddorf
Location of Breddorf within Rotenburg (Wümme) district
Coordinates: 53°17′48″N 09°04′48″E / 53.29667°N 9.08000°E / 53.29667; 9.08000Coordinates: 53°17′48″N 09°04′48″E / 53.29667°N 9.08000°E / 53.29667; 9.08000
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Rotenburg (Wümme)
Municipal assoc.	Tarmstedt
Government
• Mayor	Günther Ringen
Area
• Total	36.46 km2 (14.08 sq mi)
Elevation	18 m (59 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	1,065
• Density	29/km2 (76/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	27412
Dialling codes	04285, 04794
Vehicle registration	ROW
Website	www.breddorf.de

Breddorf is a municipality in the district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Breddorf belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180. In 1648 the Prince-Archbishopric was transformed into the Duchy of Bremen, 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. In 1807 the ephemeral Kingdom of Westphalia annexed the Duchy, before France annexed it in 1810. In 1813 the Duchy 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 Breddorf, became part of the new Stade Region, established in 1823.