Dorum

For the World War II vorpostenboot, see German trawler V 407 Dorum.

Ortsteil of Wurster Nordseeküste in Lower Saxony, Germany

Dorum

Ortsteil of Wurster Nordseeküste

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Dorum in Wurster Nordseeküste

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Coordinates: 53°40′28″N 08°30′57″E﻿ / ﻿53.67444°N 8.51583°E﻿ / 53.67444; 8.51583
Country| Germany
State| Lower Saxony
District| Cuxhaven
Municipality| Wurster Nordseeküste
Subdivisions| Dorum-Ort, Dorum-Neufeld
Area

• Total

| 24.32 km2 (9.39 sq mi)
Elevation

| 2 m (7 ft)
Population

(2013-12-31)

• Total

| 3,767
• Density| 150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes|

27639

Dialling codes| 04742, 04741
Website| www.dorum.de
Sunset in Dorum with pharos "Obereversand"

Dorum is a village and a former municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 January 2015 it has been part of the municipality Wurster Nordseeküste.

The Land of Wursten, a somewhat autonomous farmers' republic including Dorum, had long been claimed by the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, and in 1524 it was formally subjected. In 1648 the Prince-Archbishopric was transformed into the Duchy of Bremen, which was first ruled in personal union 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.

## People from Dorum

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* 1944: Wolfgang von Geldern, politician
* 1959: Volker Müller, microbiologist and biochemist

## External links

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* Historical and tourist information about Dorum
* Lighthouse Obereversand
* National Park Wadden Sea Dorum

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