What is Achim?
{{Infobox German location|name=Achim|type=Stadt|image_photo=Kirche-Achim-Weser.jpg|image_caption=Saint Lawrence's Church|image_coa=DEU Achim COA.svg|state=Lower Saxony|district=Verden|divisions=9 districts|mayor=Rainer Ditzfeld<ref name=mayor>{{cite web|url=https://wahlen.statistik.niedersachsen.de/SW2021/reports/DW/DW_Uebersicht.pdf|title=Stichwahlen zu Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 26. September 2021|date=13 October 2021|publisher=[[Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen]]}}</ref>|area=68.01|elevation=15|Gemeindeschlüssel=03361001|licence=VER|area_code=04202|postal_code=28832|image_plan=Achim in VER.svg|image_flag=Flagge Achim.svg|coordinates={{coord|53|03|55|N|09|02|03|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}|leader_term=2021&ndash;26}} '''Achim''' is a town in [[Lower Saxony]], [[Germany]]. It is 16 km southeast of [[Bremen]]. The population in 2020 was about 32,000. It is on the right side of the [[Weser]] river. == History == In the past the town has been part of various [[Duke]]'s territories. The town was a location of [[Saxons|Saxon]] courts in the 11th century. [[Danish people|Danes]], [[Sweden|Swedes]] and [[French people|French]] have controlled the region. In the 19th century, the town became part of the [[Kingdom of Hanover]]. == References == {{reflist}} {{europe-stub}}