Worpswede
Worpswede (; ) is a municipality in the district of Osterholz, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the Teufelsmoor, northeast of Bremen. The small town itself is located near the Weyerberg hill. It has been the home to an artistic community since the end of the 19th century.
Key facts
- German location.type
- Gemeinde
- German location.name
- Worpswede
- German location.image_coa
- DEU Worpswede COA.svg
- German location.image_photo
- Bahnhof Worpswede.jpg
- German location.image_caption
- Train station
- German location.image_plan
- Worpswede in OHZ.svg
- German location.state
- Niedersachsen
- German location.district
- Osterholz
- German location.elevation
- 54
- German location.area
- 76.38
- German location.postal_code
- 27726
- German location.area_code
- 04792 - 04794
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Article
11 sectionsContents
- History
- Church of Zion and cemetery
- Culture
- Artistic community
- Heinrich and Martha Vogeler
- Second generation of artists
- Worpsweder Käseglocke
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- External links
Worpswede (; ) is a municipality in the district of Osterholz, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the Teufelsmoor, northeast of Bremen. The small town itself is located near the Weyerberg hill. It has been the home to an artistic community since the end of the 19th century.
==History== The origins of Worpswede date back to the Bronze Age. The first time it was mentioned however was in 1218. Then it belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen.
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