Hellwege

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

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German location.image_coa: Wappen der Gemeinde Hellwege.gif
German location.image_plan: Hellwege in ROW.svg
German location.state: Niedersachsen
German location.district: Rotenburg (Wümme)
German location.Samtgemeinde: Sottrum
German location.elevation: 15
German location.area: 27.44
German location.postal_code: 27367
German location.area_code: 04264
German location.licence: ROW
German location.Gemeindeschlüssel: 03 3 57 022
German location.divisions: 4
German location.website: www.sottrum.de
German location.mayor: Wolfgang Harling
German location.party: SPD

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Official name: Hellwege
Population: 1138
Area: 27.53
Elevation: 15
Official website: www.gemeinde-hellwege.org
Dialing code: 04264
Licence plate code: ROW

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Commons category: Hellwege
postal code: 27367
hashtag: Hellwege
native label: Hellwege
P8168: 17992 Japellegrino

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

Hellwege 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 ephemeral 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 Hellwege, became part of the new Stade Region, established in 1823. The name hellwege can also be used as a last name, and it is popular in Germany.