Historic town center with buildings, monuments and sculptures from different eras.
Under the name "Ferdi in Saxonia", Verden is mentioned for the first time in a document of Charlemagne in roughly its current name form.
The city name "Verden" contains the word ford - the river crossing. Since prehistoric times, traders have used this favorable crossing over the Aller as a crossing point for long-distance connections from east to west and from south to north.
In 782, the so-called "Verden Blood Court" took place in the Verden area during the Saxon Wars. Charlemagne had 4,500 Saxons executed. The bishopric of Verden was established around 850.
Until the Reformation in the 16th century, the influence of the Verden bishops extended far into the Altmark region. Separated from the bishop's seat, the merchant settlement of the "Norderstadt" around today's town hall developed into an independent town with its own city rights. Verden later even became a free imperial city. The Süderstadt with the cathedral was the spiritual center.
It was only after the Thirty Years' War in 1648 that the Swedish queen united both parts of the town against the will of the people of Verden. In the following centuries, Verden, as a garrison town, often had to bow to foreign powers. The kingdoms of Sweden, Denmark, France, Hanover and finally Prussia left their mark on the town.
In the 19th century, Verden developed into a court and administrative town. Since the 1930s, the town of Verden (Aller) has been known as the "equestrian town". This term is brought to life by national and international equestrian events as well as breeding events and auctions. The German Horse Museum is also based in Verden.
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