Helvesiek Explained

Image Coa:DEU Helvesiek COA.svg
Coordinates:53.2167°N 39°W
Image Plan:Helvesiek in ROW.svg
State:Niedersachsen
District:Rotenburg (Wümme)
Samtgemeinde:Fintel
Elevation:32
Area:21.78
Postal Code:27389
Area Code:04267
Licence:ROW
Gemeindeschlüssel:03 3 57 023
Website:www.helvesiek.de
Mayor:Gerhard Müller
Party:CDU

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

Helvesiek 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 ephemeric Kingdom 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 Helvesiek, became part of the new Stade Region, established in 1823.