Steinkirchen, Lower Saxony

Steinkirchen im Alten Land

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Steinkirchen im Alten Land

Coordinates: 53°32′59″N 09°35′59″E / 53.54972°N 9.59972°ECoordinates: 53°32′59″N 09°35′59″E / 53.54972°N 9.59972°E
Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Stade
Municipal assoc. Lühe
Government
  Mayor Michael Gosch (CDU)
Area
  Total 9.55 km2 (3.69 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
  Total 1,566
  Density 160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 21720
Dialling codes 04142
Vehicle registration STD
Website www.luehe-online.de

Steinkirchen (German: Steinkirchen im Alten Land) is a municipality in the district of Stade, Lower Saxony, Germany.

It belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen. In 1648 the Prince-Archbishopric was transformed into the Duchy of Bremen, which was first ruled in personal union by the Swedish and from 1715 on by the Hanoverian Crown. In 1823 the Duchy was abolished and its territory became part of the Stade Region.

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