Wohnste

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

Wohnste
Municipality
Location of Wohnste within Rotenburg (Wümme) district
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Coordinates: 53°21′N 09°32′E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Rotenburg (Wümme)
Municipal assoc.	Sittensen
Subdivisions	2
Government
• Mayor	Johannes Klindworth (CDU)
Area
• Total	19.18 km2 (7.41 sq mi)
Elevation	35 m (115 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[1]
• Total	799
• Density	42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	27419
Dialling codes	04169
Vehicle registration	ROW
Website	www.sittensen.de

Wohnste belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180. In 1648 the Prince-Archbishopric was transformed into the Duchy of Bremen, 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 Duchy, before France annexed it in 1810. In 1813 the Duchy was restored to the Electorate of Hanover, which - after its upgrade to the Kingdom of Hanover in 1814 - incorporated the Duchy in a real union and the Ducal territory, including Wohnste, became part of the new Stade Region, established in 1823.