Bergen an der Dumme

Bergen an der Dumme

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Bergen an der Dumme

Coordinates: 52°53′N 10°58′E / 52.883°N 10.967°E / 52.883; 10.967Coordinates: 52°53′N 10°58′E / 52.883°N 10.967°E / 52.883; 10.967
Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Lüchow-Dannenberg
Municipal assoc. Lüchow (Wendland)
Government
  Mayor Wolf Rüdiger Preuß (CDU)
Area
  Total 25.48 km2 (9.84 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
  Total 1,583
  Density 62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 29468
Dialling codes 05845
Vehicle registration DAN
Website www.bergen-dumme.de

Bergen an der Dumme is a municipality in the district 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.

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