Groß Meckelsen Explained

Coordinates:53.2833°N 36°W
Image Plan:Groß Meckelsen in ROW.svg
State:Niedersachsen
District:Rotenburg (Wümme)
Samtgemeinde:Sittensen
Elevation:35
Area:12.34
Postal Code:27419
Area Code:04282
Licence:ROW
Gemeindeschlüssel:03 3 57 017
Divisions:2
Website:www.sittensen.de
Mayor:Dirk Detjen
Party:CDU

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

Groß Meckelsen 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 Groß Meckelsen, became part of the new Stade Region, established in 1823.