Balje

Balje
Coat of arms
Balje
Location of Balje within Stade district
Coordinates: 53°49′58″N 09°08′07″E / 53.83278°N 9.13528°E / 53.83278; 9.13528Coordinates: 53°49′58″N 09°08′07″E / 53.83278°N 9.13528°E / 53.83278; 9.13528
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Stade
Municipal assoc.	Nordkehdingen
Government
• Mayor	Gerhard von Ahn (SPD)
Area
• Total	58.09 km2 (22.43 sq mi)
Elevation	2 m (7 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
• Total	1,017
• Density	18/km2 (45/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	21730
Dialling codes	04752, 04753
Vehicle registration	STD
Website	www.nordkehdingen.de

Balje is a municipality in the district of Stade, in 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.

Towns and municipalities in Stade (district)
Agathenburg Ahlerstedt Apensen Balje Bargstedt Beckdorf Bliedersdorf Brest Burweg Buxtehude Deinste Dollern Drochtersen Düdenbüttel Engelschoff Estorf Fredenbeck Freiburg Großenwörden Grünendeich Guderhandviertel Hammah Harsefeld Heinbockel Himmelpforten Hollern-Twielenfleth Horneburg Jork Kranenburg Krummendeich Kutenholz Mittelnkirchen Neuenkirchen Nottensdorf Oederquart Oldendorf Sauensiek Stade Steinkirchen Wischhafen

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