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20-848: Visselhövede 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 Visselhövede, became part of

40-583: A baptismal font and wall paintings from the Middle Ages and a pulprit dating from 1641. The source of river Vissel can be visited in a small park behind the church. The Town Hall in the Market Place was built around 1796. In Burgstrasse, the oldest street in town, the Heimathaus , a half-timbered house which was renovated in 1999, is worth a visit. It is the cultural centre of Visselhövede. Bürgerpark Visselseen

60-759: A fiscal and military subsection of the empire. Verden sent its representatives to the Imperial Diet and to the Imperial Circle . While Verden, like the neighbouring County of Hoya , was a member of the Westphalian Circle, other adjacent territories, such as the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg and the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen , were part of the Lower Saxon Circle . At times, the prince-bishops also ruled

80-529: A modern fortress as an outpost to protect the main fortress at Stade . This rebuilding work required the western part of the town to be demolished, making it necessary to move the main area of settlement to the east. Even the parish church had to be taken down and moved to the site of the present town church. In the Swedish-Brandenburg War from 1675 to 1676 the town was captured during a military campaign by an alliance of Denmark and several states of

100-432: Is a public park with four lakes where two historical store houses, which had been dismantled at the former site, were reconstructed in 2006. This Rotenburg district location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Prince-Bishopric of Verden The Prince-Bishopric of Verden ( German : Fürstbistum Verden , Hochstift Verden or Stift Verden ) was an ecclesiastical principality of

120-637: Is a town in Lower Saxony , Germany. It is the capital of the district of Rotenburg . Rotenburg is situated on the Wümme river, which lies between the rivers Elbe and Weser at about the same latitude as Hamburg and Bremen , the latter lying 40 km to the west. It is often called "Rotenburg (Wümme)" in order to distinguish it from Rotenburg an der Fulda in Hesse and Rothenburg ob der Tauber in Bavaria . The town

140-464: Is the terrain of the old local history museum. In the period between 1626 and 1835 there were seven town fires, which destroyed a significant part of the town's infrastructure. Swedish rule lasted until the town was captured by Denmark in 1712. The Kingdom of Hanover incorporated the principality in a real union ; the princely territory, including Rotenburg upon Wümme, became part of the new Stade Region , established in 1823. In 1866, Prussia annexed

160-662: The Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Missions . In 1648, by the terms of the Peace of Westphalia , the state was disestablished. In its place, a principality of the Empire was established that was ruled by the Swedish crown. The Principality of Verden was in turn disestablished in 1712. During this period, the principality was ruled in personal union with the territory of the former Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen ; they were informally known as

180-500: The Duchies of Bremen-Verden or more formally the "Duchy of Bremen and Principality of Verden". Circles est. 1500: Bavarian , Swabian , Upper Rhenish , Lower Rhenish–Westphalian , Franconian , (Lower) Saxon Rotenburg an der W%C3%BCmme Rotenburg an der Wümme (also known as Rotenburg (Wümme) ; Rotenburg in Hannover until May 1969; Northern Low Saxon : Rodenborg )

200-618: The Holy Roman Empire that was located in what is today the state of Lower Saxony in Germany . Verden had been a diocese of the Catholic Church since the middle of the 8th century. The state was disestablished in 1648. The territory was managed by secular lords on behalf of the Bishop of Verden. As a Prince-Bishopric of the Empire, the territory of the state was not identical with that of

220-508: The Holy Roman Empire , and it remained in Allied hands until the end of the war in 1679. In the wake of the Treaty of Saint Germain in 1679 Rotenburg was returned to Sweden. The fortress remained in operation until roughly 1680. After that it was neglected, the building being torn down and only the fortifications being modernised in places. After 1843 the last ramparts were levelled. In its place today

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240-469: The Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen in personal union . In order to maintain their two seats in the diets, the states of Bremen and Verden were never formally united in a real union . The same is true for the collectively governed Duchies of Bremen and Verden which emerged in 1648 from the two secularised prince-bishoprics. From 1558, a gradual change of confession to Lutheranism took place across

260-681: The Verden diocesan. Within the hochstift, the Reformation was concluded with the enactment of a church ordinance by Administrator Eberhard von Holle, in 1568. In 1630, during the Thirty Years' War , a Catholic bishop, Francis of Wartenberg , took over again as a consequence of the Edict of Restitution , but was only able to hold office until 1634. Thereafter, the Catholic Church was only represented there by

280-422: The bishopric, but was located within its boundaries and made up about a quarter of the diocesan area. By the terms of the Peace of Westphalia , the Prince-Bishopric was disestablished and a new entity was established, the Duchies of Bremen and Verden . The territory of the Prince-Bishopric of Verden covered the eastern part of the present district of Verden (its border ran between Langwedel and Etelsen ), and

300-457: The new Stade Region , established in 1823. The most famous building is St. Johannis-Kirche, a protestant church named after John the Baptist . It was built of bricks in a gothic style and consecrated in 1358. The wooden clock tower measuring 23 metres in height was built in 1799. The church houses various masterpieces of art, e.g. a baroque altar dating from 1771 and a baroque organ from 1779,

320-508: The prince-bishops, were elected by the cathedral chapter . However, the papacy tried to influence the elections and sometimes succeeded in getting their candidates elected. Such candidates, who were usually not local men, did not enjoy local support and were seen as Landfremde or alien. From the early 16th century the prince-bishopric belonged to the Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle (colloquially: Westphalian Circle ),

340-695: The southern part of the district of Rotenburg (Wümme) and parts of the districts of Harburg and the Heath district (Heidekreis) . The Diocese of Verden was founded around 800 in Verden upon Aller as a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of Mainz . When the old Duchy of Saxony was carved up in 1180, some of the territory around the Sturnmigau' was erected as a state in Imperial immediacy . The Bishop of Verden, in addition to his spiritual duties, was, ex officio ,

360-433: The temporal ruler of the Prince-Bishopric of Verden. The first Prince-Bishop — Tammo of Verden — ruled an area that was about a quarter of the extent of the diocesan territory. In 1195 Prince-Bishop Rudolph I founded the castle of Rotenburg upon Wümme as a stronghold against the neighbouring Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen . Later the castle took on the function of a prince-episcopal Residenz . The bishops, and hence

380-505: Was first ruled in personal union by the Swedish Crown, interrupted by Danish occupation from 1712 to 1715. From then on it was ruled by the Hanoverian Crown. After the Thirty Years' War , the rule of the Bishops of Verden ended and Rotenburg became part of the secularised Duchy of Verden under Swedish rule. In this period its new rulers built the castle with the remnants of the Schloss into

400-434: Was founded in 1195, when Prince-Bishop Rudolf I of Verden built a castle in the area. The town then belonged to the Prince-Bishopric of Verden which was established in 1180. The castle took its name from the colour of the bricks ( rot means "red", Burg "castle"). The adjoining settlement remained a tiny village until the 19th century. In 1648 the Prince-Bishopric was transformed into the Principality of Verden , which

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