e ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁Prince - B ishop ric ▁of ▁Ver den , ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 1 8 0 . ▁In ▁ 1 6 4 8 ▁the ▁Prince - B ishop ric ▁was ▁transformed ▁into ▁the ▁Princi p ality ▁of ▁Ver den , ▁which ▁was ▁first ▁ruled ▁in ▁personal ▁union ▁by ▁the ▁Swedish ▁Crown ▁- ▁interrupted ▁by ▁a ▁Dan ish ▁occupation ▁( 1 7 1 2 - 1 7 1 5 ) ▁- ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 7 1 5 ▁on ▁by ▁the ▁Han over ian ▁Crown . ▁In ▁ 1 8 0 7 ▁the ▁e ph em eral K ing dom ▁of ▁West phal ia ▁an nex ed ▁the ▁Princi p ality , ▁before ▁France ▁an nex ed ▁it ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 0 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 1 3 ▁the ▁Princi p ality ▁was ▁restored ▁to ▁the ▁Elect or ate ▁of ▁Han over , ▁which ▁- ▁after ▁its ▁upgrade ▁to ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Han over ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 4 ▁- ▁incorpor ated ▁the ▁Princi p ality ▁in ▁a ▁real ▁union ▁and ▁the ▁Pr inc ely ▁territory , ▁including ▁Hell weg e , ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁St ade ▁Region , ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 3 . ▁The ▁name ▁hell weg e ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁last ▁name , ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁popular ▁in ▁Germany . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : M unicip al ities ▁in ▁Lower ▁Sax ony <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Occ o qu an ▁River ▁is ▁a ▁trib ut ary