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- Delmenhorst was first mentioned in a charter in 1254, after the Count of Oldenburg, Otto I, bought the place near the river Delme in 1234. A castle to protect the newly founded settlement was established in about 1247.
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In 1777 Delmenhorst was declared a dukedom of Oldenburg. In 1806 a French and Dutch army occupied the territory; Delmenhorst was a part of the French empire under Napoleon from 1811 to 1813. In the industrial age Delmenhorst experienced great economic growth, thanks to Bremen.
Delmenhorst, city, Lower Saxony Land (state), northwestern Germany. It lies on the Delme River, just west of Bremen. First mentioned in 1254, Delmenhorst developed around a moated castle belonging to a branch of the family of the dukes of Oldenburg, and it was chartered in 1371.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The County of Delmenhorst was founded in the 13th century after the conquest of the Stedingers. It was closely associated with Oldenburg, but apparently exercised full sovereignty. The Archbishopric of Bremen had administrative responsibility between 1414 and 1447, after which it reverted to Oldenburg.
Delmenhorst is to be found in the Weser-Ems District in the state of Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen) and is barely 16km or 10mi from Bremen. The starting date of its history could be set in 1247, as soon as the count Otto of Oldenburg ordered to construct a castle on the water in the lowland of the Delma River.
May 11, 2018 · He also designed the Sprinkenhof Kontorhaus, Hamburg (1927–43), the Rathaus (Town Hall), Wilhelmshaven-Rüstringen (1928–9), the Evangelischekirche, Hohenzollernplatz, Wilmersdorf, Berlin (1929–30), the City Hospital, Delmenhorst (1930), and the Siebetsburg Housing, Wilhelmshaven (1935–8).
Sep 22, 2020 · Missing ‘Delmenhorst’: 17th Century Danish Warship From ‘Battle Of Fehmarn’ Found. Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Marine archaeologists from the Viking Ship Museum have found the last of the three wrecked warships from the 'Battle of the Fehmarnbelt' in 1644.
Jever had been acquired before his ascension, but in 1624 he added Knipphausen and Varel to his lands; thus, in 1647 Delmenhorst was finally united.
