Sottrum

Sottrum
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Sottrum within Rotenburg (Wümme) district
Sottrum Sottrum
Coordinates: 53°7′N 9°13′E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Rotenburg (Wümme)
Municipal assoc.	Sottrum
Subdivisions	3
Government
• Mayor	Hans-Jürgen Krahn (CDU)
Area
• Total	28.58 km2 (11.03 sq mi)
Elevation	20 m (70 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	6,692
• Density	230/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	27367
Dialling codes	04264
Vehicle registration	ROW
Website	www.sottrum.de

Sottrum is a municipality in the district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 11 km west of Rotenburg, and 30 km east of Bremen.

Sottrum 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. The Kingdom of Hanover incorporated the Principality in a real union and the Princely territory, including Sottrum, became part of the new Stade Region, established in 1823.

Sottrum is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Sottrum.