Fintel

Municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany

53°10′27″N 9°40′7″E / 53.17417°N 9.66861°E / 53.17417; 9.66861CountryGermanyStateLower SaxonyDistrictRotenburg (Wümme) Municipal assoc.FintelGovernment • MayorClaus Aselmann (CDU)Area • Total36.08 km² (13.93 sq mi)Elevation43 m (141 ft)Population • Total2,852 • Density79/km² (200/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codesDialling codes04180, 04265Vehicle registrationROWWebsitewww.fintel.de

Fintel is a municipality in the district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany and has about 3,000 inhabitants. It is located on the rivers Fintau and Ruschwede.

History

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

Politics

Fintel is part of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Fintel, population about 7,000.

Parish council

Party	Seats
SPD	7
CDU	6

References

External links

• Official website (in German)