Zeven
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Queen Christina House in Zeven, Germany
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Location of within Rotenburg district
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| Coordinates: 53°18′0″N 9°17′0″E / 53.30000°N 9.28333°ECoordinates: 53°18′0″N 9°17′0″E / 53.30000°N 9.28333°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Lower Saxony | |
| District | Rotenburg | |
| Municipal assoc. | Zeven | |
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| • Mayor | Hans-Joachim Jaap (CDU) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 73.9 km2 (28.5 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 24 m (79 ft) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 13,760 | |
| • Density | 190/km2 (480/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 27404 | |
| Dialling codes | 04281 | |
| Vehicle registration | ROW | |
| Website | www.zeven.de | |
Zeven ['t͡se:fən] is a town in the district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It has a population of around 14,000. The nearest large towns are Bremerhaven, Bremen and Hamburg. It is situated approximately 22 km northwest of Rotenburg, and 40 km northeast of Bremen. Zeven is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Zeven.
Zeven located in the Zevener Geest in the centrum of the Elbe-Weser Triangle. The closest major city is Hamburg.
In 986 Zeven was first mentioned in a document of the Benedictine Zeven Convent in Heeslingen, then giving its name as kivinan à Heeslingen (Kivinan near Heeslingen). In 1141 the convent was relocated to Zeven. The convent played a determining role in Zeven's history. Zeven belonged to the old Duchy of Saxony and at its dissolution in 1180 Zeven became a part of the newly founded Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, the princely territory of imperial immediacy ruled by the respective holder of the archiepiscopal see of Bremen. During the Protestant Reformation the majority of the nun clung to Catholicism, while most laymen adopted Lutheranism.
In the course of the Thirty Years' War troops of the Catholic League under Johan 't Serclaes, Count of Tilly conquered the Prince-Archbishopric in 1627/1628. The Leaguist takeover enabled Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor, to implement the Edict of Restitution, decreed March 6, 1629, within the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen and the Prince-Bishopric of Verden. The convent of Zeven - still maintaining Roman Catholic rite - became the local stronghold for a reCatholicisation within the scope of Counter-Reformation. The nuns, who had converted to Lutheranism, were then expelled from the convent.
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