Editing Osterholz (section)

==History==
Originally the [[Archbishopric of Bremen|prince-archbishops of Bremen]] ruled the area comprising today's district. In 1648 the Prince-Archbishopric was transformed into the [[Duchy of Bremen]], which was first ruled in personal union by the Swedish and from 1715 on by the Hanoverian Crown. In 1807 the ephemeral [[Kingdom of Westphalia]] annexed the Duchy, before [[First French Empire|France]] annexed it in 1810, there comprising a part of the département [[Bouches-du-Weser]]. 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 became part of the [[Stade (region)|Stade Region]], established in 1823. In 1866 the Kingdom of Hanover fell to [[Prussia]], forming the [[Province of Hanover]]. The Prussian administration established districts in 1885, among them the district of Osterholz.