Schneverdingen

Schneverdingen
Schneverdingen
Location of the town of Schneverdingen within Heidekreis district
Coordinates	53°07′0″N 9°48′0″E
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Heidekreis
Town subdivisions	10 districts
Mayor	Fritz-Ulrich Kasch
Basic statistics
Area	234.58 km2 (90.57 sq mi)
Elevation	97 m  (318 ft)
Population	18,837 (31 December 2010)
- Density	80 /km2 (208 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	SFA
Postal code	29640
Area codes	05193, -98, -99, 04265
Website	www.schneverdingen.de

Schneverdingen (German pronunciation: [ˈʃneːvɐdɪŋən]; Low Saxon Snevern) is a town in the northern part of the district of Heidekreis, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 15 km north of Soltau, and 50 km south of Hamburg.

Schneverdingen belonged to the Prince-Bishopric of Verden, established in 1180. In 1648 the Prince-Bishopric was transformed into the Principality of Verden, which was first ruled in personal union by the Swedish Crown - interrupted by a Danish occupation (1712–1715) - and from 1715 on by the Hanoverian Crown. The Kingdom of Hanover incorporated the Principality in a real union and the Princely territory, including Schneverdingen, became part of the new Stade Region, established in 1823.