Why visit Zeven
Townapedia lists 16 museums and landmarks, 13 parks and trails, 37 places to eat, 6 places to stay and 3 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Christinenhaus, Klostermuseum Zeven, Borstgrasrasen bei Badenstedt and Bullensee und Hemelsmoor.
Weather in Zeven
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About Zeven
Zeven (German pronunciation: [ˈtseːvn̩] ) is a town in the district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It has a population of around 14,000. The nearest large towns are Bremerhaven, Bremen and Hamburg. It is situated approximately 22 km northwest of Rotenburg, and 40 km northeast of Bremen.
From the Wikipedia article Zeven (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do3
Museums and landmarks16
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Parks, trails and playgrounds13
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Restaurants and cafes37
Ringhotel Paulsen
Restaurant · Regional
22 Meyerstraße, Zeven
Mo-Sa 12:00-14:00, 18:00-21:00; Su, PH 12:00-14:00, 18:00-20:30
Pizzeria San Marco
Restaurant
1 Feldstraße, Zeven
Mo-Th 11:00-14:00,16:30-22:00; Fr 16:30-22:00; Sa,Su,PH 15:00-22:00
Casagrande
Restaurant · Italian
2 An der Mehde, Zeven
Tu-Fr 12:00-14:30,18:00-22:00; Sa 17:30-22:00; Su 12:00-14:00,17:30-21:30
Hotel Central
Restaurant · German
2 Alte Poststraße, Zeven
Mo-Su 18:00-24:00
Oste-Cafe
Cafe · 6.6 km
4 Eitzte, Selsingen
Sa,Su,PH 01:00-18:00, Su,PH 09:30-12:30
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History
In 986 Zeven was first mentioned in a document of the Benedictine Zeven Convent in Heeslingen, then giving its name as kivinan à Heeslingen (Kivinan near Heeslingen). In 1141 the convent was relocated to Zeven. The convent played a determining role in Zeven's history. Zeven belonged to the old Duchy of Saxony and at its dissolution in 1180 Zeven became a part of the newly founded Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, the princely territory of imperial immediacy ruled by the respective holder of the archiepiscopal see of Bremen. During the Protestant Reformation the majority of the nun clung to Catholicism, while most laymen adopted Lutheranism.
In the course of the Thirty Years' War troops of the Catholic League under Johan 't Serclaes, Count of Tilly conquered the Prince-Archbishopric in 1627/1628. The Leaguist takeover enabled Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor, to implement the Edict of Restitution, decreed March 6, 1629, within the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen and the Prince-Bishopric of Verden. The convent of Zeven - still maintaining Roman Catholic rite - became the local stronghold for a reCatholicisation within the scope of Counter-Reformation. The nuns, who had converted to Lutheranism, were then expelled from the convent.
From the History section of Zeven on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay6
Churches and places of worship4
Shopping14
Gas and EV charging7
Schools, colleges and libraries9
Healthcare7
Map of Zeven
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Getting there and nearby towns
Bremen Airport (BRE) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 43 km away.
- Heeslingen 4 km northeast, about 4 min by car
- Ostereistedt 7 km west, about 7 min by car
- Kirchlinteln 39 km south, about 39 min by car
- Bremen 40 km southwest, about 40 min by car
- Visselhövede 40 km southeast, about 40 min by car
- Hamburg 55 km northeast, about 55 min by car
- Bremerhaven 55 km northwest, about 55 min by car
- Stelle 56 km east, about 56 min by car
- Oldenburg 73 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Hambühren 88 km southeast, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Zeven Christinenhaus, User:Alkibiades, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Stolperstein Zeven Lange Straße 15 Anna Pape, Gmbo 2013, CC0
- Stolperstein Zeven Lange Straße 15 Betty Pape, Gmbo 2013, CC0
- Sparkasse in Zeven von Nord, Gerd Fahrenhorst, CC BY 4.0
- Takko in Zeven, Gerd Fahrenhorst, CC BY 4.0
- Sparkasse in Zeven von Süd, Gerd Fahrenhorst, CC BY 4.0
- Die Gegenwart (Zeven; Wulf Kirschner), Gerd Fahrenhorst, CC BY 4.0
- Stolpersteine Zeven Lange Straße 15 2, Gmbo 2013, CC0
- Stolpersteine Zeven Lange Straße 15, Gmbo 2013, CC0
- Stolpersteinlage Zeven Lange Straße 15, Gmbo 2013, CC0
- Krona (Gunther Gerlach) Zeven, von 2001, Foto 2019, Gerd Fahrenhorst, CC BY 4.0
- Mehde-Aue (Oste) in Zeven am Klostermuseum, smarties, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gedankenspiele (Kirsten Brünjes) in Zeven 1, Gerd Fahrenhorst, CC BY 4.0
- Gedankenspiele (Kirsten Brünjes) in Zeven 2, Gerd Fahrenhorst, CC BY 4.0
- Gedankenspiele (Kirsten Brünjes) in Zeven 3, Gerd Fahrenhorst, CC BY 4.0
- Courthouse in Zeven (1), Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Amtsgericht Zeven, Gerd Fahrenhorst, CC BY 4.0
- Denkmal der Kriegstoten (Zeven) 1, Aboubacarkhoraa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Denkmal der Kriegstoten (Zeven) 2, Aboubacarkhoraa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Denkmal der Kriegstoten (Zeven), Aboubacarkhoraa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Denkmal der Kriegstoten (Zeven) 4, Aboubacarkhoraa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Denkmal der Kriegstoten in Zeven 3, Gerd Fahrenhorst, CC BY 4.0
- Denkmal der Kriegstoten in Zeven 1, Gerd Fahrenhorst, CC BY 4.0
- Denkmal der Kriegstoten in Zeven 2, Gerd Fahrenhorst, CC BY 4.0
- St Vitus church in Zeven (2), Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St Vitus church in Zeven (3), Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St Vitus church in Zeven (1), Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Monastery in Zeven (3), Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Monastery in Zeven (1), Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Monastery in Zeven (2), Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Monastery in Zeven (4), Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Denkmal der Kriegstoten in Zeven 4, Gerd Fahrenhorst, CC BY 4.0
- St Vitus church in Zeven (4), Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gravestone in Zeven (1), Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mehde-Aue in Zeven (2), Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mehde-Aue in Zeven (1), Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Zeven St Viti Kirche, User:Alkibiades, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Klosterkirche Zeven, ClausNe, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St Vitus church in Zeven (5), Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Zeven König 3, Kirchenfan, CC0
- Steinahlkenheide-Steingrab2, Holger rix, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Christinenhaus Zeven Vorderansicht, Stadt Zeven ( Diskussion ), CC BY-SA 3.0 de
- Naturschutzgebiet Borstgrasrasen bei Badenstedt, Smarties, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Germany, Heeslingen - panoramio (8), dennis22photos, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Stolperstein Zeven Lange Straße 36 Ilse Neugarten, Gmbo 2013, CC0
- Hemelsmoor - 03, Muschelschubser, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Street-level photo, zuse, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, himmelbuerger, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, hotteliene, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, hotteliene, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, heetENkoel, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, tian, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, hotteliene, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, calmapill, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, hotteliene, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, calmapill, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, marczoutendijk, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, himmelbuerger, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, hotteliene, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, hotteliene, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, nesshof, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, himmelbuerger, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, zuse, CC BY-SA 4.0
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