Hipstedt

Hipstedt
Coat of arms
Hipstedt
Location of Hipstedt within Rotenburg (Wümme) district
Coordinates: 53°29′32″N 08°58′25″E / 53.49222°N 8.97361°E / 53.49222; 8.97361Coordinates: 53°29′32″N 08°58′25″E / 53.49222°N 8.97361°E / 53.49222; 8.97361
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Rotenburg (Wümme)
Municipal assoc.	Geestequelle
Government
• Mayor	Karlheinz Poredda (WFB)
Area
• Total	29.38 km2 (11.34 sq mi)
Elevation	24 m (79 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	1,237
• Density	42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	27432
Dialling codes	04768
Vehicle registration	ROW

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

Hipstedt 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 Hipstedt, became part of the new Stade Region, established in 1823.