Hemsbünde

Hemsbünde
Hemsbünde
Location of Hemsbünde within Rotenburg (Wümme) district
Coordinates: 53°6′N 9°28′E / 53.100°N 9.467°E / 53.100; 9.467Coordinates: 53°6′N 9°28′E / 53.100°N 9.467°E / 53.100; 9.467
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Rotenburg (Wümme)
Municipal assoc.	Bothel
Government
• Mayor	Ludgerus Brinker (CDU)
Area
• Total	22.33 km2 (8.62 sq mi)
Elevation	28 m (92 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	1,178
• Density	53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	27386
Dialling codes	04266 (04260, 04261)
Vehicle registration	ROW
Website	www.bothel.de

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

Hemsbünde 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 ephemeral Kingdom 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 Hemsbünde, became part of the new Stade Region, established in 1823.