Bergen an der Dumme

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Bergen an der Dumme
Coat of arms of Bergen an der Dumme
Location of Bergen an der Dumme within Lüchow-Dannenberg district
Bergen an der Dumme is located in Germany
Bergen an der Dumme
Bergen an der Dumme
Coordinates: 52°53′N 10°58′E / 52.883°N 10.967°E / 52.883; 10.967Coordinates: 52°53′N 10°58′E / 52.883°N 10.967°E / 52.883; 10.967
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictLüchow-Dannenberg
Municipal assoc.Lüchow (Wendland)
Subdivisions8 Ortsteile
Government
 • MayorWolf Rüdiger Preuß (CDU)
Area
 • Total25.48 km2 (9.84 sq mi)
Elevation
22 m (72 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[1]
 • Total1,413
 • Density55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
29468
Dialling codes05845
Vehicle registrationDAN
Websitewww.bergen-dumme.de

Bergen an der Dumme is a municipality in the district of 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.

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  • ; Reinhold Olesch (Hrsg.): Fontes linguae Dravaenopolabicae minores et Chronica Venedica J. P. Schultzii. (= Slavistische Forschungen; Band 7). Böhlau, Köln und Graz 1967
  • : 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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