Elsfleth

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Elsfleth
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Elsfleth
Elsfleth (Germany)
Elsfleth
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Wesermarsch
Mayor Diedrich Möhring (Ind.)
Basic statistics
Area 115.15 km² (44.5 sq mi)
Elevation 3 m  (10 ft)
Population 9,303  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 81 /km² (209 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate BRA
Postal code 26931
Area code 04404
Website www.elsfleth.de

Coordinates: 53°14′00″N 8°28′00″E / 53.233333, 8.466667

Elsfleth is a town in the district of Wesermarsch, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated at the confluence of the Hunte with the Weser, on the left bank of the Weser, on the railway Hude-Nordenham. It has an Evangelical church, a school of navigation, a harbour and docks.