Helvesiek

Helvesiek
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Helvesiek within Rotenburg (Wümme) district
Helvesiek Helvesiek
Coordinates: 53°13′N 9°30′E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Rotenburg (Wümme)
Municipal assoc.	Fintel
Government
• Mayor	Gerhard Müller (CDU)
Area
• Total	21.78 km2 (8.41 sq mi)
Elevation	32 m (105 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	868
• Density	40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	27389
Dialling codes	04267
Vehicle registration	ROW
Website	www.helvesiek.de

Helvesiek is a municipality in the district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Helvesiek 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 Helvesiek, became part of the new Stade Region, established in 1823.