Brockel
Municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany
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Brockel (German pronunciation: [ˈbʁoːkl̩]) is a municipality in the district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany.
Brockel | |
|---|---|
Location of Brockel
within Rotenburg (Wümme) district  | |
 Location of Brockel | |
 Brockel  Brockel | |
| Coordinates: 53°6′N 9°31′E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Rotenburg (Wümme) |
| Municipal assoc. | Bothel |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rolf Lüdemann (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 25.2 km2 (9.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 34 m (112 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 1,407 |
| • Density | 55.8/km2 (145/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 27386 |
| Dialling codes | 04266 |
| Vehicle registration | ROW |
| Website | www.brockel.de |
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.
