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Coordinates coord}}{{#coordinates:52|55|24|N|9|14|6|E|type:city_region:DE-NI primary name= }} Administration Country Germany State Lower Saxony District Verden Town subdivisions 7 districts Mayor Lutz Brockmann  Basic statistics Area 71.58 km Elevation 20 m  (66 ft) Population {{{Einwohner or  population}}} Other information Time zone CET/CEST Licence plate VER Postal code 27283 Area code 04231 Website www. verden. de Imperial City of Verden Free Imperial City of the Holy Roman Empire ← Prince-Bishopric of Verden 15th century–1648 File:Bremen-Verden. PNG → Capital Verden Government Republic Historical era Middle Ages  -  Massacre of Verden 782  -  Gained Reichsfreiheit 15th century  -  Annexed to Principality    of Verden  May 15, 1648
Verden an der Aller, also called Verden (Aller) or simply Verden, is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany, on the river Aller. It is the administrative centre of the district of Verden. Verden is famous for the massacre of Saxons in 782, committed on the orders of Charlemagne, for its cathedral, and for its horse breeding.