Stade (district)

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Stade
District
Country  Germany
State Lower Saxony
Capital Stade
Area
 • Total 1,266 km2 (489 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2012)[1]
 • Total 195,606
 • Density 150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Vehicle registration STD
Website landkreis-stade.de

Stade is a district (Landkreis) in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the east and clockwise) the districts of Harburg, Rotenburg and Cuxhaven, the Elbe River, and the city state of Hamburg.

History

The district of Stade was established in 1932 by merging three smaller precursor districts.

Geography

The district is situated at the southern banks of the Elbe River, between the city of Hamburg and the river's mouth. The western border of the district is the Oste, a narrow tributary of the Elbe. The land between the Oste and the town of Stade is traditionally called Kehdingen. The area to the east of Stade is known as the Altes Land (literally "Old Land"). It is characterised by thousands of fruit-trees.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms displays:
  • a castle, symbolising Stade as the former seat of the Counts of Stade
  • the key from the arms of the Archbishopric of Bremen, to which the area once belonged
  • a white horse, representing Hanover and Lower Saxony

Cities and municipalities

Cities Samtgemeinden
  1. Buxtehude
  2. Stade


Free municipalities

  1. Drochtersen
  2. Jork
  1. Apensen1
  2. Beckdorf
  3. Sauensiek
  1. Deinste
  2. Fredenbeck1
  3. Kutenholz
  1. Ahlerstedt
  2. Bargstedt
  3. Brest
  4. Harsefeld1
  1. Agathenburg
  2. Bliedersdorf
  3. Dollern
  4. Horneburg1
  5. Nottensdorf
  1. Grünendeich
  2. Guderhandviertel
  3. Hollern-Twielenfleth
  4. Mittelnkirchen
  5. Neuenkirchen
  6. Steinkirchen1
  1. Balje
  2. Freiburg1
  3. Krummendeich
  4. Oederquart
  5. Wischhafen
  1. Burweg
  2. Düdenbüttel
  3. Engelschoff
  4. Estorf
  5. Großenwörden
  6. Hammah
  7. Heinbockel
  8. Himmelpforten1
  9. Kranenburg
  10. Oldendorf
1seat of the Samtgemeinde

References

  1. ↑ Landesbetrieb für Statistik und Kommunikationstechnologie Niedersachsen, Fortgeschriebene Einwohnerzahlen zum 31. Dezember 2012

External links

Media related to Landkreis Stade at Wikimedia Commons

Urban and rural districts in the state of Lower Saxony in Germany
Region
Urban districts
Rural districts

Coordinates: 53°35′N 9°25′E / 53.58°N 9.42°E / 53.58; 9.42

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