Worpswede

Worpswede (; ) is a municipality in the district of Osterholz, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the Teufelsmoor, northeast of Bremen. The small town itself is located near the Weyerberg hill. It has been the home to an artistic community since the end of the 19th century.

Key facts

German location.type: Gemeinde
German location.name: Worpswede
German location.image_coa: DEU Worpswede COA.svg
German location.image_photo: Bahnhof Worpswede.jpg
German location.image_caption: Train station
German location.image_plan: Worpswede in OHZ.svg
German location.state: Niedersachsen
German location.district: Osterholz
German location.elevation: 54
German location.area: 76.38
German location.postal_code: 27726
German location.area_code: 04792 - 04794
German location.licence: OHZ
German location.Gemeindeschlüssel: 03 3 56 011
German location.divisions: 8 districts
German location.website: www.worpswede.de
German location.mayor: Stefan Schwenke
German location.leader_term: 2021–26

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Encyclopedic overview

11 sections

Contents

History
Church of Zion and cemetery
Culture
Artistic community
Heinrich and Martha Vogeler
Second generation of artists
Worpsweder Käseglocke
Notable people
See also
References
External links

==History== The origins of Worpswede date back to the Bronze Age. The first time it was mentioned however was in 1218. Then it belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen.

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