# Dorum

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For the World War II vorpostenboot, see [German trawler V 407 Dorum](/source/German_trawler_V_407_Dorum).

**Dorum** (ˈdoːʁʊm) is a village and a former municipality in the [district of Cuxhaven](/source/Cuxhaven_(district)), in [Lower Saxony](/source/Lower_Saxony), [Germany](/source/Germany). Since 1 January 2015 it has been part of the municipality [Wurster Nordseeküste](/source/Wurster_Nordseek%C3%BCste).

The *Land of Wursten*, a somewhat autonomous farmers' republic including Dorum, had long been claimed by the [Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen](/source/Archdiocese_of_Bremen), and in 1524 it was formally subjected. In 1648 the Prince-Archbishopric was transformed into the [Duchy of Bremen](/source/Duchy_of_Bremen), which was first ruled in [personal union](/source/Personal_union) by the Swedish and from 1715 on by the Hanoverian Crown. In 1823 the Duchy was abolished and its territory became part of the [Stade Region](/source/Stade_(region)).

## People from Dorum

- 1888: [Karl Olfers](/source/Karl_Olfers), politician
- 1944: [Wolfgang von Geldern](/source/Wolfgang_von_Geldern), politician
- 1959: [Volker Müller](/source/Volker_M%C3%BCller), microbiologist and biochemist

## External links

- [Historical and tourist information about Dorum](https://kuestlich.de/en/locations-regions/germany/dorum/)
- [Lighthouse Obereversand](https://kuestlich.de/en/locations-regions/germany/dorum/#leuchtturm)
- [National Park Wadden Sea Dorum](https://kuestlich.de/en/locations-regions/germany/dorum/#wattenmeer)

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