Bergen an der Dumme

Bergen an der Dumme
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Bergen an der Dumme within Lüchow-Dannenberg district
Bergen an der Dumme Bergen an der Dumme
Coordinates: 52°53′N 10°58′E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Lüchow-Dannenberg
Municipal assoc.	Lüchow (Wendland)
Subdivisions	8 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor	Wolf Rüdiger Preuß (CDU)
Area
• Total	25.48 km2 (9.84 sq mi)
Elevation	22 m (72 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	1,434
• Density	56/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	29468
Dialling codes	05845
Vehicle registration	DAN
Website	www.bergen-dumme.de

Bergen an der Dumme is a municipality in the district of Lüchow-Dannenberg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. The Polabian name of Bergen is Tjörska (spelled Tÿörska in older German reference material), probably derived from tjöra (< Slavic *goră) ‘mountain’.

Bergen an der Dumme lies in the southwestern part of the Wendland region. It is located south of the Drawehn on the southeastern edge of the Elbufer-Drawehn Nature Park. The Wustrow Dumme, western tributary of the River Jeetzel, flows through it.

Further reading

• Johann Parum Schultze; Reinhold Olesch (Hrsg.): Fontes linguae Dravaenopolabicae minores et Chronica Venedica J. P. Schultzii. (= Slavistische Forschungen; Band 7). Böhlau, Köln und Graz 1967
• Christian Hennig von Jessen: Vocabularium Venedicum (oder Wendisches Wörter-Buch) (1705). Nachdruck besorgt von Reinhold Olesch. - Köln [u.a.]: Böhlau 1959 (Gewährsmann des Pastors C. Hennig von Jessen war der polabisch sprechende Bauer Johann Janieschge aus Klennow)