Ottersberg

Ottersberg is a municipality inside the district of Verden, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 20 km north of Verden, and 28 km east of Bremen. Ottersberg belonged - as to its government - to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, set up in 1180. In non secular recognize, but, Ottersberg fashioned part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Verden until after 1566 its incumbent bishops lost papal recognition, besides for a ultimate Catholic bishop from 1630 to 1631, respectively. In 1648 the Prince-Archbishopric became converted into the Duchy of Bremen - Verden.

Which become first ruled in private union by the Swedish Crown - interrupted by a Danish occupation and from 1715 on by using the Hanoverian Crown. The Kingdom of Hanover incorporated the Duchy in a actual union and the Ducal territory became a part of the new Stade Region, hooked up in 1823. Ottersberg is the seat of the University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Ottersberg which offers bachelor's and grasp's tiers in social art, Art Therapy, theater, social studies and Fine Art. Since 1946 the Free Rudolf Steiner School of Ottersberg has occupied the website online of the former fortress. The embankments and ditch of the citadel remain in proof.