Bergen an der Dumme
Municipality
Coat of arms of Bergen an der Dumme
Coat of arms
Location of Bergen an der Dumme within Lüchow-Dannenberg district
Bergen an der Dumme is located in Germany
Bergen an der Dumme
Bergen an der Dumme
Bergen an der Dumme is located in Lower Saxony
Bergen an der Dumme
Bergen an der Dumme
Coordinates: 52°53′N 10°58′E / 52.883°N 10.967°E / 52.883; 10.967
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictLüchow-Dannenberg
Municipal assoc.Lüchow (Wendland)
Subdivisions8 Ortsteile
Government
 • MayorWolf Rüdiger Preuß (CDU)
Area
 • Total25.48 km2 (9.84 sq mi)
Elevation
22 m (72 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[1]
 • Total1,388
 • Density54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
29468
Dialling codes05845
Vehicle registrationDAN
Websitewww.bergen-dumme.de

Bergen an der Dumme is a municipality in the district of Lüchow-Dannenberg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. The Polabian name of Bergen is Tjörska (spelled Tÿörska in older German reference material), probably derived from tjöra (< Slavic *goră) ‘mountain’.

Bergen an der Dumme lies in the southwestern part of the Wendland region. It is located south of the Drawehn on the southeastern edge of the Elbufer-Drawehn Nature Park. The Wustrow Dumme, western tributary of the River Jeetzel, flows through it.

References

  1. ↑ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.

Further reading

  • Johann Parum Schultze; Reinhold Olesch (Hrsg.): Fontes linguae Dravaenopolabicae minores et Chronica Venedica J. P. Schultzii. (= Slavistische Forschungen; Band 7). Böhlau, Köln und Graz 1967
  • Christian Hennig von Jessen: Vocabularium Venedicum (oder Wendisches Wörter-Buch) (1705). Nachdruck besorgt von Reinhold Olesch. - Köln [u.a.]: Böhlau 1959 (Gewährsmann des Pastors C. Hennig von Jessen war der polabisch sprechende Bauer Johann Janieschge aus Klennow)


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