Freiburg, Lower Saxony

Freiburg

Freiburg an der Elbe *(German)*
Freiborg an'e Elv *(Low Saxon)*
Freiburg Freiburg an der Elbe (German); Freiborg an'e Elv (Low Saxon)
Municipality
	Panorama of the town in the early morning fog
	Coat of arms
	Location of Freiburg within Stade district
	Freiburg Freiburg
	Coordinates: 53°49′23″N 9°17′4″E / 53.82306°N 9.28444°E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Stade
Municipal assoc.	Nordkehdingen
Government
• Mayor	Walter Wolfkühler (CDU)
Area
• Total	34.11 km2 (13.17 sq mi)
Highest elevation	5 m (16 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)
• Total	1,830
• Density	54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC 01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC 02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	21729
Dialling codes	04779
Vehicle registration	STD
Website	www.nordkehdingen.de

Freiburg on the Elbe (in High German, officially Freiburg an der Elbe; short: Freiburg/Elbe,^[2] Freiborg/Elv (in Low German), or Freiborg (in Low Saxon) is a municipality in the district of Stade, Lower Saxony, Germany.

History

Freiburg belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, a territory of imperial immediacy established in 1180. In the mid-16th century Freiburg adopted Lutheranism. During the Leaguist occupation under Johan 't Serclaes, Count of Tilly (1628–1630), Freiburg suffered from attempts of re-Catholisation.

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 1807 the short-lived Kingdom of Westphalia annexed the duchy, before France annexed it in 1810. In 1813 the Duchy of Bremen 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 Freiburg, became part of the Stade Region, established in 1823.