Nordholz belonged to the
Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180. In 1648 the Prince-Archbishopric was transformed into the
Duchy of Bremen, 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 Duchy, before
France annexed it in 1810. In 1813 the Duchy was restored to the
Electorate of Hanover, which - after its upgrade to the
Kingdom of Hanover in 1814 - incorporated the Duchy in a
real union and the Ducal territory, including Nordholz, became part of the new
Stade Region, established in 1823. ==Sights==