Dorum

For the World War II vorpostenboot, see German trawler V 407 Dorum.

Dorum is a village and a former municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 January 2015 it has been part of the municipality Wurster Nordseeküste.

Dorum
Ortsteil of Wurster Nordseeküste
Coat of arms
Dorum in Wurster Nordseeküste
Dorum Show map of Germany Dorum Show map of Lower Saxony
Coordinates: 53°40′28″N 08°30′57″E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Cuxhaven
Municipality	Wurster Nordseeküste
Subdivisions	Dorum-Ort, Dorum-Neufeld
Area
• Total	24.32 km2 (9.39 sq mi)
Elevation	2 m (7 ft)
Population  (2013-12-31)
• Total	3,767
• Density	150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	27639
Dialling codes	04742, 04741
Website	www.dorum.de

Sunset in Dorum with pharos "Obereversand"

The Land of Wursten, a somewhat autonomous farmers' republic including Dorum, had long been claimed by the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, and in 1524 it was formally subjected. In 1648 the Prince-Archbishopric was transformed into the Duchy of Bremen, which was first ruled in personal union by the Swedish and from 1715 on by the Hanoverian Crown. In 1823 the Duchy was abolished and its territory became part of the Stade Region.

People from Dorum

• 1944: Wolfgang von Geldern, politician
• 1959: Volker Müller, microbiologist and biochemist