Bergen an der Dumme
| Bergen an der Dumme | ||
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  Bergen an der Dumme | ||
Location of Bergen an der Dumme within Lüchow-Dannenberg district 
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| Coordinates: 52°53′N 10°58′E / 52.883°N 10.967°ECoordinates: 52°53′N 10°58′E / 52.883°N 10.967°E | ||
| 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 (2015-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 1,595 | |
| • Density | 63/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.
References
Further reading
- Johann Parum Schultze; Reinhold Olesch (Hrsg.): Fontes linguae Dravaenopolabicae minores et Chronica Venedica J. P. Schultzii. (= Slavistische Forschungen; Band 7). Böhlau, Köln und Graz 1967
- Christian Hennig von Jessen: Vocabularium Venedicum (oder Wendisches Wörter-Buch) (1705). Nachdruck besorgt von Reinhold Olesch. - Köln [u.a.]: Böhlau 1959 (Gewährsmann des Pastors C. Hennig von Jessen war der polabisch sprechende Bauer Johann Janieschge aus Klennow)
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