Drochtersen

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Drochtersen
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Drochtersen
Drochtersen (Germany)
Drochtersen
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Stade
subdivisions 2 districts
Mayor Hans-Wilhelm Bösch (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 126.74 km² (48.9 sq mi)
Elevation 2 m  (7 ft)
Population 12,257  (30/01/2005)
 - Density 97 /km² (250 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate STD
Postal code 21706
Area codes 04143, 04148, 04775
Website www.drochtersen.de
Location of Drochtersen within Stade district
Map

Coordinates: 53°42′00″N 09°23′00″E / 53.7, 9.383333

Drochtersen is a municipality in the district Stade, in Lower Saxony (Germany). It is located 45 km north west of Hamburg.

[edit] Notable places

The Drochtersen Shot Tower is a 42 meter high shot tower owned by the Haentler & Natermann Jagd-Schrot & Hagel-Fabrik (Hunt pellet and hail fabrication) factory for the production of shot balls at the Elbe. This tower is not in use any more.