Harsefeld

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Harsefeld
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Harsefeld
Harsefeld (Germany)
Harsefeld
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Stade
Municipal assoc. Harsefeld
Local subdivisions 4
Mayor Rainer Schlichtmann
Basic statistics
Area 51.81 km² (20 sq mi)
Elevation 38 m  (125 ft)
Population 12,386  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 239 /km² (619 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate STD
Postal code 21698
Area code 04164
Website www.harsefeld.de
Location of Harsefeld within Stade district
Map

Coordinates: 53°27′00″N 9°30′00″E / 53.45, 9.5

Harsefeld is a municipality situated south-west of Hamburg (Germany). Harsefeld has a population of circa 12,500 and belongs to the district of Stade, Lower Saxony.

Harsefeld is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Harsefeld.