Land Wursten
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Land Wursten is a Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") in the district of Cuxhaven
, in Lower Saxony
, Germany
. It is situated approximately 20 km southwest of Cuxhaven, and 15 km north of Bremerhaven
. Its seat is in the village Dorum.
The Samtgemeinde Land Wursten consists of the following municipalities:
by the Swedish and from 1715 on by the Hanoverian Crown. In 1823 the Duchy was abolished and its territory became part of the Stade Region
.
was the ancestral home to many emigrants who made their way from Germany to the United States and other parts of the world, usually via the port cities of Bremen
and Bremerhaven
. The 1860s was a particularly turbulent time in Hanover's history. The German wars and annexation of Hanover by Prussia
in 1866 led some Land Wursten families to seek new opportunities abroad.
The number of emigrants from Land Wursten, their destinations and reasons for leaving is not known. A combination of political and economic reasons can be assumed.
According to ship records, some emigrant families travelled via Bremerhaven to the United States (see also SS Adolphine
).
Cuxhaven (district)
Cuxhaven is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Stade, Rotenburg, Osterholz and Wesermarsch, the city of Bremerhaven and the North Sea.- History :...
, in Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It is situated approximately 20 km southwest of Cuxhaven, and 15 km north of Bremerhaven
Bremerhaven
Bremerhaven is a city at the seaport of the free city-state of Bremen, a state of the Federal Republic of Germany. It forms an enclave in the state of Lower Saxony and is located at the mouth of the River Weser on its eastern bank, opposite the town of Nordenham...
. Its seat is in the village Dorum.
The Samtgemeinde Land Wursten consists of the following municipalities:
- CappelCappel, Lower SaxonyCappel is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany.-History:Cappel, a town in the Land of Wursten, for long periods a rather autonomous peasant republic, had long been claimed by the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, which finally subjected the Land of Wursten in 1524. In...
- DorumDorumDorum is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany.The Land of Wursten, whatever a rather autonomous farmers' republic including Dorum, had long been claimed by the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, until in 1524 it could be definitely be subjected...
1 - MidlumMidlum, Lower SaxonyMidlum is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany.The Land of Wursten, a rather autonomous farmers' republic including Midlum, had long been claimed by the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, until in 1524 it could be definitely be subjected...
- MisselwardenMisselwardenMisselwarden is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany.The Land of Wursten, a rather autonomous farmers' republic including Misselwarden, had long been claimed by the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, until in 1524 it could be definitely be subjected...
- MulsumMulsumMulsum is a small town in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located on Wurster Landstraße, L129, between Dorum to the north-east, and Wremen to the south-west...
- PadingbüttelPadingbüttelPadingbüttel is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany.The Land of Wursten, a rather autonomous farmers' republic including Padingbüttel, had long been claimed by the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, until in 1524 it could be definitely be subjected...
- WremenWremenWremen is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany.The Land of Wursten, a rather autonomous farmers' republic including Wremen, had long been claimed by the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, until in 1524 it could be definitely be subjected...
History
The Land of Wursten, a rather autonomous farmers' republic in North Germany, had long been claimed by the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, until in 1524 it could be definitely be subjected. In 1648 the Prince-Archbishopric was transformed into the Duchy of Bremen, which was first ruled in personal unionPersonal union
A personal union is the combination by which two or more different states have the same monarch while their boundaries, their laws and their interests remain distinct. It should not be confused with a federation which is internationally considered a single state...
by the Swedish and from 1715 on by the Hanoverian Crown. In 1823 the Duchy was abolished and its territory became part of the Stade Region
Stade (region)
The Stade Region emerged in 1823 by an administrative reorganisation of the dominions of the Kingdom of Hanover, a sovereign state, whose then territory is almost completely part of today's German federal state of Lower Saxony...
.
Emigrants from Land Wursten
Lower Saxony in the Kingdom of HanoverKingdom of Hanover
The Kingdom of Hanover was established in October 1814 by the Congress of Vienna, with the restoration of George III to his Hanoverian territories after the Napoleonic era. It succeeded the former Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg , and joined with 38 other sovereign states in the German...
was the ancestral home to many emigrants who made their way from Germany to the United States and other parts of the world, usually via the port cities of Bremen
Bremen
The City Municipality of Bremen is a Hanseatic city in northwestern Germany. A commercial and industrial city with a major port on the river Weser, Bremen is part of the Bremen-Oldenburg metropolitan area . Bremen is the second most populous city in North Germany and tenth in Germany.Bremen is...
and Bremerhaven
Bremerhaven
Bremerhaven is a city at the seaport of the free city-state of Bremen, a state of the Federal Republic of Germany. It forms an enclave in the state of Lower Saxony and is located at the mouth of the River Weser on its eastern bank, opposite the town of Nordenham...
. The 1860s was a particularly turbulent time in Hanover's history. The German wars and annexation of Hanover by Prussia
Prussia
Prussia was a German kingdom and historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. For centuries, the House of Hohenzollern ruled Prussia, successfully expanding its size by way of an unusually well-organized and effective army. Prussia shaped the history...
in 1866 led some Land Wursten families to seek new opportunities abroad.
The number of emigrants from Land Wursten, their destinations and reasons for leaving is not known. A combination of political and economic reasons can be assumed.
According to ship records, some emigrant families travelled via Bremerhaven to the United States (see also SS Adolphine
SS Adolphine
SS Adolphine was a commercial liner which carried passengers between Germany and the United States during the latter part of the 19th century. Typically, the Adolphine departed from Bremen or Bremerhaven with destinations including the ports of New York and Baltimore...
).