Wilstedt

Wilstedt is a municipality in the district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Wilstedt
Municipality
Sign marker to the Wilstedt train station
Coat of arms
Location of Wilstedt within Rotenburg (Wümme) district
Wilstedt Show map of Germany Wilstedt Show map of Lower Saxony
Coordinates: 53°11′35″N 09°06′01″E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Rotenburg (Wümme)
Municipal assoc.	Tarmstedt
Government
• Mayor	Günther Nase (SPD)
Area
• Total	18.26 km2 (7.05 sq mi)
Elevation	15 m (49 ft)
Population  (2021-12-31)[1]
• Total	1,739
• Density	95/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	27412
Dialling codes	04283
Vehicle registration	ROW
Website	wilstedt.de

Wilstedt belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180. In 1648 the Prince-Archbishopric was transformed into the Duchy of Bremen, 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 ephemeral Kingdom of Westphalia annexed the Duchy, before France annexed it in 1810. In 1813 the Duchy was restored to the Electorate of Hanover, which – after its upgrade to the Kingdom of Hanover in 1814 – incorporated the Duchy in a real union and the Ducal territory, including Wilstedt, became part of the new Stade Region, established in 1823.