Eystrup (Samtgemeinde)

Eystrup is a municipality in the district of Nienburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Weser, approx. 15 km north of Nienburg, and 15 km south of Verden. Eystrup was the seat of the former Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Eystrup.

Gandesbergen is a municipality in the district of Nienburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Hassel (Weser) is a municipality in the district of Nienburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Schweringen is a municipality in the district of Nienburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Hämelhausen is a municipality in the district of Nienburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Rohrsen is a municipality in the district of Nienburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Bückener Mühlenbach is a river of Lower Saxony, Germany. It flows into the Weser south of Hoya.

Dörverden is a municipality in the district of Verden, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Weser, approx. 8 km south of Verden, and 40 km southeast of Bremen. Dörverden 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. In 1807 the ephemeric Kingdom of Westphalia annexed the principality before France annexed it in 1810. In 1813 the principality was restored to the Electorate of Hanover, which – after its upgrade to the Kingdom of Hanover in 1814 – incorporated the principality in a real union and the princely territory, including Dörverden, became part of the new Stade Region, established in 1823.

The Battle of Drakenburg (German: Schlacht bei Drakenburg) took place on 23 May 1547 to the north of Nienburg, between the Protestant army of the Schmalkaldic League and the imperial troops of Eric II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Prince of Calenberg. It resulted in an imperial defeat. Eric was forced to swim over the Weser River to save his own life. As a consequence, the imperialists left northern Germany, contributing to freedom of religion for Lutherans and Catholics in northern Germany.

Bücken is a municipality in the district of Nienburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Hoya (German pronunciation: [ˈhoːja] ) is a town in the District of Nienburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the left and right bank of the Weser, approx. 20 km north of Nienburg, and 15 km southwest of Verden. Hoya is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Grafschaft Hoya. Hoya was the center of the medieval and early modern County of Hoya.

Grafschaft Hoya is a Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") in the district of Nienburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Its seat is in the town Hoya. Its name refers to the medieval County of Hoya. On 1 January 2011, it merged with the former Samtgemeinde Eystrup. The Samtgemeinde Grafschaft Hoya consists of the following municipalities: Bücken Eystrup Gandesbergen Hämelhausen Hassel Hilgermissen Hoya Hoyerhagen Schweringen Warpe