Brockel

Brockel
Brockel
Location of Brockel within Rotenburg (Wümme) district
Coordinates: 53°6′N 9°31′E / 53.100°N 9.517°E / 53.100; 9.517Coordinates: 53°6′N 9°31′E / 53.100°N 9.517°E / 53.100; 9.517
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Rotenburg (Wümme)
Municipal assoc.	Bothel
Government
• Mayor	Rolf Lüdemann (CDU)
Area
• Total	25.12 km2 (9.70 sq mi)
Elevation	34 m (112 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	1,320
• Density	53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	27386
Dialling codes	04266
Vehicle registration	ROW
Website	www.brockel.de

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

Brockel 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 Crown. In 1807 the ephemeralKingdom of Westphalia annexed the Principality, before France annexed it in 1810. In 1813 the Principality was restored to the Electorate of Hanover, which - after its upgrade to the Kingdom of Hanover in 1814 - incorporated the Principality in a real union and the Princely territory, including Brockel, became part of the new Stade Region, established in 1823.