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| State: | Lower Saxony |
| Adm. Region: | Lüneburg |
| Capital: | Rotenburg |
| Area: | 2070 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 163,900 (2003) |
| pop. density: | 79 inh./km² |
| Car identification: | ROW |
| Website: | landkreisrotenburgwuemme.de | Map |
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Rotenburg is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Stade, Harburg, Soltau-Fallingbostel, Verden, Osterholz and Cuxhaven.
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In medieval times the region was part of the bishoprics of Bremen and Verden. After the Protestant Reformation the bishoprics became secular principalities and finally parts of the kingdom of Hanover.
The present district was established in 1977 by merging the former districts of Rotenburg and Bremervörde.History
The coat of arms displays:
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