Elbe-Weser Triangle
Encyclopedia
The region between Bremen
(Weser), Hamburg
(Elbe
) and Cuxhaven (estuary on the North Sea
) forms the Elbe-Weser Triangle in northern Germany. It is also colloquially referred to as the Nasses Dreieck or "Wet Triangle". The Elbe-Weser Triangle is a geographical region
and, historically and politically, corresponds roughly to the former territory of Bremen-Verden
and formed the major part of the former province of Stade. Today the Elbe-Weser Triangle belongs to Lower Saxony
outside the borders of the Hanseatic cities. The Stade Regional Association (Landschaftsverband Stade) operates within the Elbe-Weser Triangle.
s, marsh
, bog
and geest
. Other areas are characterised by partially dried out bog, such as the Teufelsmoor
or the Altes Land
and high-moor bogs, like Ahlenmoor, Langes Moor, Hymenmoor and Königsmoor
, with peat layers of two to six metres. Typical of the scenery are broad ridges of geest, often covered with pine or mixed woods, heathland and natural rivers such as the Oste
, Geeste
, Lune
, Hamme
or the Wümme. In the northern part of the area the only ridge is the Wingst
, up to 74 metres (242.8 ft) high.
The basis of the terrain is largely formed from the moraine
s and meltwater deposits of the Saalian glaciation, the penultimate glaciation period of the pleistocene
era. These have created the sand ridges of the geest with their typical glacial erratic
boulders of granite and gneiss. The end moraines of the last ice age (Weichselian ice age) did not reach this area. The contours of the land are much softer and flatter than, e.g. in the Holsteinische Schweiz
.
–Hamburg
), A 26 (Stade
–Horneburg
) and A 27 (Walsrode
−Verden (Aller)–Bremen
–Bremerhaven
–Cuxhaven). In addition there is a dense network of federal roads, the Bundesstraßen.
There are various railway links such as the Rollbahn main line from Bremen via Rotenburg (Wümme) to Hamburg, the Weser-Aller Line from Rotenburg via Verden to Minden, the Lower Elbe Railway from Hamburg to Cuxhaven and the Bremerhaven–Cuxhaven, Bremerhaven–Buxtehude (–Hamburg), Bremerhaven–Bremen and Bremen–Verden–Hanover railways.
There are sea ports in Bremerhaven, Bremen, Cuxhaven and Bützfleth
. Inland shipping is able to use the rivers Aller, Oste and several canals; the Weser and Elbe can also be used by sea-going vessels.
Regional airports and airfields are located at Bremerhaven-Luneort, Nordholz
, Rotenburg-Luhne and Hellwege
.
Canals include the Elbe-Weser Shipping Channel.
Anderlingen
,
Agathenburg,
Ahlerstedt
,
Alfstedt
,
Apensen
,
Appeln
,
Armstorf
,
Aschwarden,
Axstedt
,
Bad Bederkesa,
Bargstedt,
Basdahl
,
Beckdorf
,
Belum
,
Beverstedt
,
Bliedersdorf
,
Bokel,
Bramstedt
,
Breddorf
,
Bremen-Borgfeld,
Bremen-Blumenthal,
Bremen-Burglesum,
Bremen-Nord,
Bremen-Vegesack
,
Bremerhaven
,
Bremervörde
,
Brest,
Bülkau
,
Bülstedt
,
Buxtehude
,
Cadenberge
,
Cappel,
Cuxhaven,
Deinste
,
Deinstedt
,
Dollern
,
Dorum
,
Drangstedt
,
Driftsethe
,
Drochtersen
,
Düdenbüttel
,
Ebersdorf,
Elmlohe
,
Elsdorf,
Engelschoff
,
Farven
,
Fintel
,
Fischerhude,
Flögeln
,
Fredenbeck
,
Frelsdorf
,
Garlstedt,
Geversdorf
,
Geestenseth,
Gnarrenburg
,
Grasberg
,
Großenwörden
,
Grünendeich
,
Guderhandviertel
,
Gyhum
,
Hagen
,
Hambergen
,
Harsefeld
,
Harriersand,
Hammah
,
Hechthausen
,
Heilshorn,
Hemmoor
,
Heerstedt
,
Hepstedt
,
Heeslingen
,
Himmelpforten
,
Hipstedt
,
Hollern-Twielenfleth
,
Hollen
,
Hollnseth
,
Holste
,
Horneburg
,
Ihlienworth
,
Jork
,
Kirchtimke
,
Kirchwistedt
,
Köhlen
,
Kuhstedt
,
Kutenholz
,
Lamstedt
,
Langen,
Langwedel,
Lauenbrück
,
Lilienthal
,
Lintig
,
Lübberstedt
,
Lunestedt
,
Loxstedt
,
Lunestedt
,
Midlum,
Mittelnkirchen
,
Mittelstenahe
,
Mulsum,
Nordholz
,
Neuhaus (Oste)
,
Neuenkirchen,
Nordleda
,
Nottensdorf
,
Oberndorf
,
Odisheim
,
Oerel
,
Ohlenstedt,
Osterbruch
,
Osterholz-Scharmbeck
,
Ostereistedt
,
Osten,
Otterndorf
,
Ottersberg
,
Oyten
,
Padingbüttel
,
Rade,
Rhade
,
Ringstedt
,
Ritterhude
,
Sandbostel
,
Sandstedt
,
Sauensiek
,
Scharmbeckstotel,
Schiffdorf
,
Schwanewede
,
Seedorf,
Sellstedt,
Selsingen
,
Sottrum
,
Spaden,
Stade
,
Steinau,
Steinkirchen,
Stinstedt
,
Stotel,
Stubben,
Tarmstedt
,
Uthlede
,
Vorwerk
,
Vollersode
,
Wanna
,
Wehdel,
Westertimke
,
Wilstedt
,
Wingst
,
Worpswede
,
Wremen
,
Wulsbüttel
,
Zeven
.
Bremen
The City Municipality of Bremen is a Hanseatic city in northwestern Germany. A commercial and industrial city with a major port on the river Weser, Bremen is part of the Bremen-Oldenburg metropolitan area . Bremen is the second most populous city in North Germany and tenth in Germany.Bremen is...
(Weser), Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
(Elbe
Elbe
The Elbe is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Krkonoše Mountains of the northwestern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia , then Germany and flowing into the North Sea at Cuxhaven, 110 km northwest of Hamburg...
) and Cuxhaven (estuary on the North Sea
North Sea
In the southwest, beyond the Straits of Dover, the North Sea becomes the English Channel connecting to the Atlantic Ocean. In the east, it connects to the Baltic Sea via the Skagerrak and Kattegat, narrow straits that separate Denmark from Norway and Sweden respectively...
) forms the Elbe-Weser Triangle in northern Germany. It is also colloquially referred to as the Nasses Dreieck or "Wet Triangle". The Elbe-Weser Triangle is a geographical region
Region
Region is most commonly found as a term used in terrestrial and astrophysics sciences also an area, notably among the different sub-disciplines of geography, studied by regional geographers. Regions consist of subregions that contain clusters of like areas that are distinctive by their uniformity...
and, historically and politically, corresponds roughly to the former territory of Bremen-Verden
Bremen-Verden
Bremen-Verden, formally the Duchies of Bremen and Verden , were two territories and immediate fiefs of the Holy Roman Empire, which emerged and gained Imperial immediacy in 1180...
and formed the major part of the former province of Stade. Today the Elbe-Weser Triangle belongs to Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...
outside the borders of the Hanseatic cities. The Stade Regional Association (Landschaftsverband Stade) operates within the Elbe-Weser Triangle.
State of Lower Saxony
- Landkreis Cuxhaven
- Landkreis Stade
- Landkreis Osterholz
- Landkreis Rotenburg (Wümme) (partially)
- Landkreis Verden (partially)
Terrain and geology
The terrain is largely flat and comprises mudflatMudflat
Mudflats or mud flats, also known as tidal flats, are coastal wetlands that form when mud is deposited by tides or rivers. They are found in sheltered areas such as bays, bayous, lagoons, and estuaries. Mudflats may be viewed geologically as exposed layers of bay mud, resulting from deposition of...
s, marsh
Marsh
In geography, a marsh, or morass, is a type of wetland that is subject to frequent or continuous flood. Typically the water is shallow and features grasses, rushes, reeds, typhas, sedges, other herbaceous plants, and moss....
, bog
Bog
A bog, quagmire or mire is a wetland that accumulates acidic peat, a deposit of dead plant material—often mosses or, in Arctic climates, lichens....
and geest
Geestland
Geest is a type of slightly raised landscape that occurs in the plains of in Northern Germany, the Northern Netherlands and Denmark. It is a landscape of sandy and gravelly soils, usually mantled by a heathland vegetation, comprising glacial deposits left behind after the last ice age during the...
. Other areas are characterised by partially dried out bog, such as the Teufelsmoor
Teufelsmoor
The Teufelsmoor is a region of bog and moorland north of Bremen, Germany. It forms a large part of the district of Osterholz, and extends into the neighbouring districts of Rotenburg .- Geography :...
or the Altes Land
Altes Land
Altes Land is an area of reclaimed marshland straddling parts of Lower Saxony and Hamburg. The region is situated downstream from Hamburg on the southwestern riverside of the Elbe around the towns of Stade, Buxtehude, Jork and the Samtgemeinde of Lühe...
and high-moor bogs, like Ahlenmoor, Langes Moor, Hymenmoor and Königsmoor
Königsmoor
Königsmoor is a municipality in the district of Harburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany....
, with peat layers of two to six metres. Typical of the scenery are broad ridges of geest, often covered with pine or mixed woods, heathland and natural rivers such as the Oste
Oste
The Oste is a river in northern Lower Saxony, Germany with a length of 153 km, left tributary of the Elbe. It flows through the districts of Harburg, Rotenburg, Stade and Cuxhaven and empties into the Elbe river near Otterndorf. Its drainage area is 1.711 km² and the decline between the...
, Geeste
Geeste (river)
The Geeste is a river in northwestern Germany, running through Lower Saxony and Bremen. It is the most downstream tributary of the River Weser and joins it near Bremerhaven...
, Lune
Lune (river)
The Lune is a river in Germany, some long and a right tributary of the Lower Weser. It is a small lowland river, which is joined initially by the Volkmarster Lune on the boundary between the borough of Bremervörde and the district of Cuxhaven...
, Hamme
Hamme
Hamme is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Hamme proper and Moerzeke, Zogge and St-Anna as parttowns. On January 1, 2006, Hamme had a total population of 23,232. The total area is 40.21 km² which gives a population density...
or the Wümme. In the northern part of the area the only ridge is the Wingst
Wingst (ridge)
The Wingst is a ridge, up to 74 metres high, in northern Lower Saxony, Germany.- Geography :The ridge is located in northeast part of the district of Cuxhaven, just a few kilometres south of the mouth of the River Elbe on the North Sea coast, and west of the lower reaches of the Oste between...
, up to 74 metres (242.8 ft) high.
The basis of the terrain is largely formed from the moraine
Moraine
A moraine is any glacially formed accumulation of unconsolidated glacial debris which can occur in currently glaciated and formerly glaciated regions, such as those areas acted upon by a past glacial maximum. This debris may have been plucked off a valley floor as a glacier advanced or it may have...
s and meltwater deposits of the Saalian glaciation, the penultimate glaciation period of the pleistocene
Pleistocene
The Pleistocene is the epoch from 2,588,000 to 11,700 years BP that spans the world's recent period of repeated glaciations. The name pleistocene is derived from the Greek and ....
era. These have created the sand ridges of the geest with their typical glacial erratic
Glacial erratic
A glacial erratic is a piece of rock that differs from the size and type of rock native to the area in which it rests. "Erratics" take their name from the Latin word errare, and are carried by glacial ice, often over distances of hundreds of kilometres...
boulders of granite and gneiss. The end moraines of the last ice age (Weichselian ice age) did not reach this area. The contours of the land are much softer and flatter than, e.g. in the Holsteinische Schweiz
Holsteinische Schweiz
Holstein Switzerland is a hilly area with a patchwork of lakes and forest in Schleswig Holstein, Germany, reminiscent of Swiss landscape. Its highest point is the Bungsberg...
.
Transport
The Elbe-Weser Triangle is served by 3 motorways: the A 1 (BremenBremen
The City Municipality of Bremen is a Hanseatic city in northwestern Germany. A commercial and industrial city with a major port on the river Weser, Bremen is part of the Bremen-Oldenburg metropolitan area . Bremen is the second most populous city in North Germany and tenth in Germany.Bremen is...
–Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
), A 26 (Stade
Stade
Stade is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany and part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region . It is the seat of the district named after it...
–Horneburg
Horneburg
Horneburg is a municipality southwest of Hamburg in the district of Stade in Lower Saxony.Horneburg is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde Horneburg.-History:Horneburg belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen...
) and A 27 (Walsrode
Walsrode
-Middle Ages:986 Foundation of Walsrode Abbey by Count Walo. The first recorded mentionof the town is dated May 7, 986.1383 The dukes of Brunswick and Lüneburg grant Walsrode a town charter.1479 First recorded instance of Walsrode's coat of arms...
−Verden (Aller)–Bremen
Bremen
The City Municipality of Bremen is a Hanseatic city in northwestern Germany. A commercial and industrial city with a major port on the river Weser, Bremen is part of the Bremen-Oldenburg metropolitan area . Bremen is the second most populous city in North Germany and tenth in Germany.Bremen is...
–Bremerhaven
Bremerhaven
Bremerhaven is a city at the seaport of the free city-state of Bremen, a state of the Federal Republic of Germany. It forms an enclave in the state of Lower Saxony and is located at the mouth of the River Weser on its eastern bank, opposite the town of Nordenham...
–Cuxhaven). In addition there is a dense network of federal roads, the Bundesstraßen.
There are various railway links such as the Rollbahn main line from Bremen via Rotenburg (Wümme) to Hamburg, the Weser-Aller Line from Rotenburg via Verden to Minden, the Lower Elbe Railway from Hamburg to Cuxhaven and the Bremerhaven–Cuxhaven, Bremerhaven–Buxtehude (–Hamburg), Bremerhaven–Bremen and Bremen–Verden–Hanover railways.
There are sea ports in Bremerhaven, Bremen, Cuxhaven and Bützfleth
Bützfleth
Bützfleth is a village with 5000 inhabitants in the north of the city Stade in Lower Saxony.It borders in the south to Götzdorf, in the northwest to Bützflethermoor and Depenbeck, in the north to Abbenfleth and in the east to the river Elbe....
. Inland shipping is able to use the rivers Aller, Oste and several canals; the Weser and Elbe can also be used by sea-going vessels.
Regional airports and airfields are located at Bremerhaven-Luneort, Nordholz
Nordholz
Nordholz is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 25 km north of Bremerhaven, and 12 km southwest of Cuxhaven.Nordholz belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180...
, Rotenburg-Luhne and Hellwege
Hellwege
Hellwege is a municipality in the district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany.Hellwege belonged to the Prince-Bishopric of Verden, established in 1180. In 1648 the Prince-Bishopric was transformed into the Principality of Verden, which was first ruled in personal union by the Swedish Crown -...
.
Canals include the Elbe-Weser Shipping Channel.
Towns and villages
Achim,Anderlingen
Anderlingen
Anderlingen is a municipality in the district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany.Anderlingen belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180...
,
Agathenburg,
Ahlerstedt
Ahlerstedt
Ahlerstedt 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....
,
Alfstedt
Alfstedt
Alfstedt is a municipality in the district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany.Alfstedt belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180. In 1648 the Prince-Archbishopric was transformed into the Duchy of Bremen, which was first ruled in personal union by the Swedish Crown -...
,
Apensen
Apensen
Apensen is a municipality northwest of Hamburg . Apensen has a population of circa 3,000, the area of 20.74 km² and belongs to the district Stade, Lower Saxony.It belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen...
,
Appeln
Appeln
Appeln is a village and a former municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 November 2011, it is part of the municipality Beverstedt.Appeln belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180...
,
Armstorf
Armstorf
Armstorf is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany.Armstorf belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180. In 1648 the Prince-Archbishopric was transformed into the Duchy of Bremen, which was first ruled in personal union by the Swedish Crown -...
,
Aschwarden,
Axstedt
Axstedt
Axstedt is a municipality in the district of Osterholz, 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...
,
Bad Bederkesa,
Bargstedt,
Basdahl
Basdahl
Basdahl is a municipality in the district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany.-History:Basdahl belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180. Its parliament, the Bremian Estates , convened in diets usually in Basdahl, with Bremervörde serving as capital with the...
,
Beckdorf
Beckdorf
Beckdorf 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....
,
Belum
Belum
Belum is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany.-History:Belum belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen. In the mid-16th c. the inhabitants adopted Lutheranism...
,
Beverstedt
Beverstedt
Beverstedt is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 20 km southeast of Bremerhaven, and 40 km north of Bremen.Beverstedt belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen...
,
Bliedersdorf
Bliedersdorf
Bliedersdorf is a municipality in the district of Stade, Lower Saxony, Germany.-History:Bliedersdorf belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen. In the mid-16th c. the inhabitants adopted Lutheranism...
,
Bokel,
Bramstedt
Bramstedt
Bramstedt is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany.Bramstedt 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...
,
Breddorf
Breddorf
Breddorf is a municipality in the district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany.Breddorf belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180. In 1648 the Prince-Archbishopric was transformed into the Duchy of Bremen, which was first ruled in personal union by the Swedish Crown -...
,
Bremen-Borgfeld,
Bremen-Blumenthal,
Bremen-Burglesum,
Bremen-Nord,
Bremen-Vegesack
Bremen-Vegesack
-Geography:Vegesack is located at the mouth of the river Lesum, beside the Weser River . Abutting the district of Vegesack to the northwest is the district of Blumenthal, in the southeast the district of Burglesum...
,
Bremerhaven
Bremerhaven
Bremerhaven is a city at the seaport of the free city-state of Bremen, a state of the Federal Republic of Germany. It forms an enclave in the state of Lower Saxony and is located at the mouth of the River Weser on its eastern bank, opposite the town of Nordenham...
,
Bremervörde
Bremervörde
Bremervörde is a town in the north of the district Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated at the Oste river near the mid of the triangle, which is formed of the rivers Weser and Elbe respectively the cities of Hamburg, Bremen and Cuxhaven....
,
Brest,
Bülkau
Bülkau
Bülkau is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany.-History: Bülkau belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, a territory of imperial immediacy established in 1180. In the mid-16th c. Bülkau adopted Lutheranism...
,
Bülstedt
Bülstedt
Bülstedt is a municipality in the district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany.Bülstedt belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180. In 1648 the Prince-Archbishopric was transformed into the Duchy of Bremen, which was first ruled in personal union by the Swedish Crown -...
,
Buxtehude
Buxtehude
Buxtehude is a town on the Este River in Northern Germany in the district of Stade and part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region . Buxtehude is a steadily growing medium-sized town and the second largest in the district of Stade. It lies on the southern borders of the Altes Land within easy reach of...
,
Cadenberge
Cadenberge
Cadenberge is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany.Cadenberge belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180...
,
Cappel,
Cuxhaven,
Deinste
Deinste
Deinste 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...
,
Deinstedt
Deinstedt
Deinstedt is a municipality in the district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany.Deinstedt belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180. In 1648 the Prince-Archbishopric was transformed into the Duchy of Bremen, which was first ruled in personal union by the Swedish Crown -...
,
Dollern
Dollern
Dollern is a municipality in the district of Stade, Lower Saxony, Germany. In 2006 the population was 1,747.- History :Dollern belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180...
,
Dorum
Dorum
Dorum is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany.The Land of Wursten, whatever a rather autonomous farmers' republic including Dorum, had long been claimed by the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, until in 1524 it could be definitely be subjected...
,
Drangstedt
Drangstedt
Drangstedt is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany.Drangstedt belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180...
,
Driftsethe
Driftsethe
Driftsethe is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany.Driftsethe belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180...
,
Drochtersen
Drochtersen
Drochtersen is a municipality in the district Stade, in Lower Saxony . It is located 45 km north west of Hamburg.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...
,
Düdenbüttel
Düdenbüttel
Düdenbüttel 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...
,
Ebersdorf,
Elmlohe
Elmlohe
Elmlohe is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is a component municipality of the Samtgemeinde Bederkesa.-Toponomy and Coat of Arms:...
,
Elsdorf,
Engelschoff
Engelschoff
Engelschoff is a municipality in the district of Stade, Lower Saxony, Germany.Engelschoff belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180. In 1648 the Prince-Archbishopric was transformed into the Duchy of Bremen, which was first ruled in personal union by the Swedish Crown -...
,
Farven
Farven
Farven is a municipality in the district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany.Farven belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180. In 1648 the Prince-Archbishopric was transformed into the Duchy of Bremen, which was first ruled in personal union by the Swedish Crown -...
,
Fintel
Fintel
Fintel is a municipality in the district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Fintel is located on the Wümme, a tributary of the Weser River, and has about 3,000 inhabitants.Fintel belonged to the Prince-Bishopric of Verden, established in 1180...
,
Fischerhude,
Flögeln
Flögeln
Flögeln is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany.Flögeln belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180. In 1648 the Prince-Archbishopric was transformed into the Duchy of Bremen, which was first ruled in personal union by the Swedish Crown -...
,
Fredenbeck
Fredenbeck
Fredenbeck is a municipality northwest of Hamburg in the district of Stade in Lower Saxony.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...
,
Frelsdorf
Frelsdorf
Frelsdorf is a village and a former municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 November 2011, it is part of the municipality Beverstedt.Frelsdorf belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180...
,
Garlstedt,
Geversdorf
Geversdorf
Geversdorf is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany.Geversdorf belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180...
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Geestenseth,
Gnarrenburg
Gnarrenburg
Gnarrenburg is a municipality in the district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 15 km southwest of Bremervörde, and 40 km northeast of Bremen.Gnarrenburg belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen...
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Grasberg
Grasberg
Grasberg is a municipality in the district of Osterholz, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 13 km southeast of Osterholz-Scharmbeck, and 20 km northeast of Bremen.-History:...
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Großenwörden
Großenwörden
Großenwörden is a municipality in the district of Stade, Lower Saxony, Germany.Großenwörden belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180. In 1648 the Prince-Archbishopric was transformed into the Duchy of Bremen, which was first ruled in personal union by the Swedish Crown -...
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Grünendeich
Grünendeich
Grünendeich 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...
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Guderhandviertel
Guderhandviertel
Guderhandviertel 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...
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Gyhum
Gyhum
Gyhum is a municipality in the district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany.Gyhum 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...
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Hagen
Hagen im Bremischen
Hagen im Bremischen is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 20 km south of Bremerhaven, and 35 km northwest of Bremen...
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Hambergen
Hambergen
Hambergen is a municipality in the district of Osterholz, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 10 km north of Osterholz-Scharmbeck, and 25 km north of Bremen.It belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen...
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Harsefeld
Harsefeld
Harsefeld is a municipality situated south-west of Hamburg...
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Harriersand,
Hammah
Hammah
Hammah is a municipality in the district of Stade, in Lower Saxony, Germany.-History:Hammah belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180...
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Hechthausen
Hechthausen
Hechthausen is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany.Hechthausen belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180...
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Heilshorn,
Hemmoor
Hemmoor
Hemmoor is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated near the river Oste, approx. 40 km northeast of Bremerhaven, and 25 km south of Brunsbüttel.-History:...
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Heerstedt
Heerstedt
Heerstedt is a village and a former municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 November 2011, it is part of the municipality Beverstedt.Heerstedt belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180...
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Hepstedt
Hepstedt
Hepstedt is a municipality in the district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany.Hepstedt belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180. In 1648 the Prince-Archbishopric was transformed into the Duchy of Bremen, which was first ruled in personal union by the Swedish Crown -...
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Heeslingen
Heeslingen
Heeslingen is a municipality in the district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It has 4788 inhabitants.Heeslingen 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...
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Himmelpforten
Himmelpforten
Himmelpforten is a municipality west of Hamburg in the district of Stade in Lower Saxony. Himmelpforten is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde Himmelpforten.-History:...
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Hipstedt
Hipstedt
Hipstedt is a municipality in the district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany.Hipstedt belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180. In 1648 the Prince-Archbishopric was transformed into the Duchy of Bremen, which was first ruled in personal union by the Swedish Crown -...
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Hollern-Twielenfleth
Hollern-Twielenfleth
Hollern-Twielenfleth is a municipality in the district of Stade, Lower Saxony, Germany.-History:In the year 1059 the district Twielenfleth was founded. It then belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen. In 1648 the Prince-Archbishopric was transformed into the Duchy of Bremen, which was first...
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Hollen
Hollen
Hollen is a village and a former municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 November 2011, it is part of the municipality Beverstedt.Hollen belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180...
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Hollnseth
Hollnseth
Hollnseth is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany.Hollnseth belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180. In 1648 the Prince-Archbishopric was transformed into the Duchy of Bremen, which was first ruled in personal union by the Swedish Crown -...
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Holste
Holste
Holste is a municipality in the district of Osterholz, 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...
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Horneburg
Horneburg
Horneburg is a municipality southwest of Hamburg in the district of Stade in Lower Saxony.Horneburg is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde Horneburg.-History:Horneburg belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen...
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Ihlienworth
Ihlienworth
Ihlienworth is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany.-History:...
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Jork
Jork
Jork is a small town on the left bank of the Elbe, near Hamburg .Jork belongs to the district of Stade, in Lower Saxony. The town is the capital of the Altes Land, one of the biggest fruit growing areas in Europe, and Jork is home to a Fruit Research Center.-History:Jork was mentioned for the first...
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Kirchtimke
Kirchtimke
Kirchtimke is a municipality in the district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany.Kirchtimke belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180...
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Kirchwistedt
Kirchwistedt
Kirchwistedt is a village and a former municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 November 2011, it is part of the municipality Beverstedt.Kirchwistedt belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen...
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Köhlen
Köhlen
Köhlen is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany.Köhlen belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180. In 1648 the Prince-Archbishopric was transformed into the Duchy of Bremen, which was first ruled in personal union by the Swedish Crown -...
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Kuhstedt
Gnarrenburg
Gnarrenburg is a municipality in the district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 15 km southwest of Bremervörde, and 40 km northeast of Bremen.Gnarrenburg belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen...
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Kutenholz
Kutenholz
Kutenholz 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....
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Lamstedt
Lamstedt
Lamstedt is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany.-Geography:The low ridge of the Westerberg, an end moraine from the Saale glaciation period lies in the vicinity of Lamstedt....
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Langen,
Langwedel,
Lauenbrück
Lauenbrück
Lauenbrück is a municipality in the district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany.Lauenbrück belonged to the Prince-Bishopric of Verden, established in 1180...
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Lilienthal
Lilienthal
Lilienthal may refer to:* Lilienthal, Lower Saxony, a city in Germany* Liliental, a 1978 group featuring Asmus Tietchens, Conny Plank, Dieter Moebius, Hellmut Hattler and Johannes Pappert and Okko Bekker- Family name :...
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Lintig
Lintig
Lintig is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany.Lintig belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180. In 1648 the Prince-Archbishopric was transformed into the Duchy of Bremen, which was first ruled in personal union by the Swedish Crown -...
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Lübberstedt
Lübberstedt
Lübberstedt is a town located in the district of Osterholz in the German state of Lower Saxony. It is located north of Osterholz-Scharmbeck. Together with the villages of Hambergen, Axstedt, Holste and Vollersode, it forms the Samtgemeinde of Hambergen....
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Lunestedt
Lunestedt
Lunestedt is a village and a former municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 November 2011, it is part of the municipality Beverstedt.Lunestedt belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180...
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Loxstedt
Loxstedt
Loxstedt is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated south of Bremerhaven.- History :...
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Lunestedt
Lunestedt
Lunestedt is a village and a former municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 November 2011, it is part of the municipality Beverstedt.Lunestedt belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180...
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Midlum,
Mittelnkirchen
Mittelnkirchen
Mittelnkirchen is a municipality in the district of Stade, Lower Saxony, Germany.-History:Mittelnkirchen belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen. In the mid-16th c. the inhabitants adopted Lutheranism...
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Mittelstenahe
Mittelstenahe
Mittelstenahe is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany.Mittelstenahe belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180...
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Mulsum,
Nordholz
Nordholz
Nordholz is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 25 km north of Bremerhaven, and 12 km southwest of Cuxhaven.Nordholz belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180...
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Neuhaus (Oste)
Neuhaus (Oste)
Neuhaus an der Oste is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany.-History:The area of today's Neuhaus belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180...
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Neuenkirchen,
Nordleda
Nordleda
Nordleda is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany.Nordleda belonged to the Land of Hadeln, first an exclave of the younger Duchy of Saxony and after its de facto dynastic partition in 1296 of the Duchy of Saxe-Lauenburg, established de jure in 1260...
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Nottensdorf
Nottensdorf
Nottensdorf is a municipality in the district of Stade, Lower Saxony, Germany.Nottensdorf belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180. In 1648 the Prince-Archbishopric was transformed into the Duchy of Bremen, which was first ruled in personal union by the Swedish Crown -...
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Oberndorf
Oberndorf, Lower Saxony
Oberndorf is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany.Oberndorf upon Oste belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180...
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Odisheim
Odisheim
Odisheim is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany....
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Oerel
Oerel
Oerel is a municipality in the district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany.Oerel belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180. In 1648 the Prince-Archbishopric was transformed into the Duchy of Bremen, which was first ruled in personal union by the Swedish Crown -...
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Ohlenstedt,
Osterbruch
Osterbruch
Osterbruch is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany.Osterbruch belongs to the Land of Hadeln, first an exclave of the younger Duchy of Saxony and after its de facto dynastic partition in 1296 of the Duchy of Saxe-Lauenburg, established de jure in 1260...
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Osterholz-Scharmbeck
Osterholz-Scharmbeck
Osterholz-Scharmbeck is a town and the capital of the district of Osterholz, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Osterholz-Scharmbeck is situated in between the cities of Bremen and Bremerhaven.-Neighbouring places:* Bremen * Delmenhorst...
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Ostereistedt
Ostereistedt
Ostereistedt is a municipality in the district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany.Ostereistedt belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180...
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Osten,
Otterndorf
Otterndorf
Otterndorf is a town on the coast of the North Sea in the region of Lower Saxony, Germany, and is part of the Samtgemeinde Land Hadeln . The town is at the mouth of the river Medem on part of the Elbe delta in the district Cuxhaven...
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Ottersberg
Ottersberg
Ottersberg is a municipality in the district of Verden, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 20 km north of Verden, and 28 km east of Bremen.-History:Ottersberg belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180...
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Oyten
Oyten
Oyten is a municipality in the district of Verden, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 20 km northwest of Verden, and 15 km east of Bremen.Oyten belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180...
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Padingbüttel
Padingbüttel
Padingbüttel is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany.The Land of Wursten, a rather autonomous farmers' republic including Padingbüttel, had long been claimed by the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, until in 1524 it could be definitely be subjected...
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Rade,
Rhade
Rhade
Rhade is a municipality in the district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany.Rhade belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180. In 1648 the Prince-Archbishopric was transformed into the Duchy of Bremen, which was first ruled in personal union by the Swedish Crown -...
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Ringstedt
Ringstedt
Ringstedt is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany.-History:Ringstedt belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180...
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Ritterhude
Ritterhude
Ritterhude is a municipality in the district of Osterholz, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the Hamme River, approx. 6 km southwest of Osterholz-Scharmbeck, and 13 km northwest of Bremen.- Geographical location :...
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Sandbostel
Sandbostel
Sandbostel is a municipality in Lower Saxony in northwestern Germany, 43 km north-east of Bremen, 60 km west of Hamburg. Coordinates: 53° 25′ N, 9° 8′ E. Population: 816...
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Sandstedt
Sandstedt
Sandstedt is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany....
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Sauensiek
Sauensiek
Sauensiek is a municipality in the district of Stade, Lower Saxony, Germany.- Location :The Litberg, the highest point in the district of Stade, lies within the municipality of Sauensiek. It has a height of 65 metres above sea level and has been designated as a protected area.- History :Sauensiek...
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Scharmbeckstotel,
Schiffdorf
Schiffdorf
Schiffdorf is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated at the eastern boundary of the Bremian city of Bremerhaven, and 35 km south of Cuxhaven.-History:...
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Schwanewede
Schwanewede
Schwanewede is a municipality in the district of Osterholz, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 14 km west of Osterholz-Scharmbeck, and 22 km northwest of Bremen.It belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen...
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Seedorf,
Sellstedt,
Selsingen
Selsingen
Selsingen is a municipality in the district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 15 km southeast of Bremervörde, and 45 km northeast of Bremen, and is twinned with the English village of Sawston in Cambridgeshire....
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Sottrum
Sottrum
Sottrum is a municipality in the district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 11 km west of Rotenburg, and 30 km east of Bremen.Sottrum belonged to the Prince-Bishopric of Verden, established in 1180...
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Spaden,
Stade
Stade
Stade is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany and part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region . It is the seat of the district named after it...
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Steinau,
Steinkirchen,
Stinstedt
Stinstedt
Stinstedt is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany.Stinstedt belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180. In 1648 the Prince-Archbishopric was transformed into the Duchy of Bremen, which was first ruled in personal union by the Swedish Crown -...
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Stotel,
Stubben,
Tarmstedt
Tarmstedt
Tarmstedt is a municipality in the district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 25 km northwest of Rotenburg, and 25 km northeast of Bremen.Tarmstedt belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180...
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Uthlede
Uthlede
Uthlede is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany.Uthlede belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180 AD. In 1648 the Prince-Archbishopric was transformed into the Duchy of Bremen, which was first ruled in personal union by the Swedish Crown -...
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Vorwerk
Vorwerk, Lower Saxony
Vorwerk is a municipality in the district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany.Vorwerk belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180. In 1648 the Prince-Archbishopric was transformed into the Duchy of Bremen, which was first ruled in personal union by the Swedish Crown -...
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Vollersode
Vollersode
Vollersode is a municipality in the district of Osterholz, 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...
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Wanna
Wanna, Germany
Wanna is a village and a municipality in the integrated municipality of Land Hadeln, Lower Saxony, Germany.Wanna belongs to the Land of Hadeln, first an exclave of the younger Duchy of Saxony and after its de facto dynastic partition in 1296 of the Duchy of Saxe-Lauenburg, established de jure in 1260...
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Wehdel,
Westertimke
Westertimke
Westertimke is a municipality in the district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany.Westertimke belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180...
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Wilstedt
Wilstedt
Wilstedt is a municipality in the district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany.Wilstedt belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180. In 1648 the Prince-Archbishopric was transformed into the Duchy of Bremen, which was first ruled in personal union by the Swedish Crown -...
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Wingst
Wingst
Wingst is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany.Wingst belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180. In 1648 the Prince-Archbishopric was transformed into the Duchy of Bremen, which was first ruled in personal union by the Swedish Crown -...
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Worpswede
Worpswede
Worpswede is a municipality in the district of Osterholz, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the Teufelsmoor, northeast of Bremen. The small town itself is located near the Weyerberg hill. It has been the home to a lively artistic community since the end of the 19th century, with over 130...
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Wremen
Wremen
Wremen is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany.The Land of Wursten, a rather autonomous farmers' republic including Wremen, had long been claimed by the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, until in 1524 it could be definitely be subjected...
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Wulsbüttel
Wulsbüttel
Wulsbüttel is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany.Wulsbüttel belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180...
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Zeven
Zeven
Zeven is a town in the district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It has a population of around 14,000. The nearest large towns are Bremerhaven, Bremen and Hamburg. It is situated approximately 22 km northwest of Rotenburg, and 40 km northeast of Bremen...
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Regions
- Altes LandAltes LandAltes Land is an area of reclaimed marshland straddling parts of Lower Saxony and Hamburg. The region is situated downstream from Hamburg on the southwestern riverside of the Elbe around the towns of Stade, Buxtehude, Jork and the Samtgemeinde of Lühe...
- Bremer SchweizBremer SchweizBremen Switzerland is an undulating geest landscape in the north of Bremen and the adjacent district of Osterholz district, and forms the western portion of the Osterholz Geest....
- Land HadelnLand HadelnLand Hadeln is a historic landscape and former administrative district in North Germany with its seat in Otterndorf on the lower reaches of the River Elbe, in the Elbe-Weser Triangle between the estuaries of the Elbe and Weser...
- Land WurstenLand WurstenLand Wursten is a Samtgemeinde in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 20 km southwest of Cuxhaven, and 15 km north of Bremerhaven...
- KehdingenKehdingenKehdingen is the name of a landscape in the north German district of Stade on the lower reaches of the River Elbe. It extends roughly from the mouth of the Oste in the north to the town of Stade in the south...
- Osterholz GeestOsterholz GeestThe Osterholz Geest is an undulating, sandy area of ground moraine between the city of Bremen and the towns of Bremerhaven and Bremervörde.- Geography :The Osterholz Geest forms the southern part of the Wesermünde Geest....
- Stade GeestStade GeestThe Stade Geest is a natural region of low, sandy heath in the North German Plain.It includes a large part of the Elbe-Weser Triangle between the cities of Hamburg, Bremen and Cuxhaven and is bordered by the natural regions of the Elbe Marsch, Weser Marsch, Weser-Aller Plain and Lüneburg Heath...
- TeufelsmoorTeufelsmoorThe Teufelsmoor is a region of bog and moorland north of Bremen, Germany. It forms a large part of the district of Osterholz, and extends into the neighbouring districts of Rotenburg .- Geography :...
- WingstWingstWingst is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany.Wingst belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180. In 1648 the Prince-Archbishopric was transformed into the Duchy of Bremen, which was first ruled in personal union by the Swedish Crown -...
- Wümme Depression
Historic territories
- Diocese and Archdiocese of (Hamburg-)Bremen (787-1180)
- Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen (1180-1648)
- Duchy of Bremen (1648–1807 and 1814–1823)
- Duchy of Verden (1648–1807 and 1814–1823)
- French département Bouches-de-l'ElbeBouches-de-l'ElbeBouches-de-l'Elbe is the name of a département of the First French Empire in present Germany that survived three years. It is named after the mouth of the river Elbe...
(1811–1814) - French département Bouches-du-WeserBouches-du-WeserBouches-du-Weser is the name of a département of the First French Empire in present Germany. It is named after the mouth of the river Weser. It was formed in 1811, when the region was annexed by France...
(1811–1814) - Province of Stade (1823–1977)
Archaeology
In the Triangle, with its geest, moorland and bogs, there are large numbers of monuments and reminders of prehistoric and early historic and more recent historic times. These include:- Fortifications (Heidenschanze, Holzurburg, Monsilienburg, Rosenburg)
- CastleCastleA castle is a type of fortified structure built in Europe and the Middle East during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars debate the scope of the word castle, but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble...
s (Altenwalde, Pipinsburg) - Tumuli or barrows
- MegalithMegalithA megalith is a large stone that has been used to construct a structure or monument, either alone or together with other stones. Megalithic describes structures made of such large stones, utilizing an interlocking system without the use of mortar or cement.The word 'megalith' comes from the Ancient...
sites: long barrows, rectangular dolmenDolmenA dolmen—also known as a portal tomb, portal grave, dolmain , cromlech , anta , Hünengrab/Hünenbett , Adamra , Ispun , Hunebed , dös , goindol or quoit—is a type of single-chamber megalithic tomb, usually consisting of...
s, passage gravePassage gravethumb|250px|right|A simple passage tomb in [[Carrowmore]] near [[Sligo]] in IrelandA passage grave or passage tomb consists of a narrow passage made of large stones and one or multiple burial chambers covered in earth or stone. Megaliths are usually used in the construction of passage tombs, which...
s (Hohensteine, Grundoldendorf, Hünenstein, Deinste) - CistCistA cist from ) is a small stone-built coffin-like box or ossuary used to hold the bodies of the dead. Examples can be found across Europe and in the Middle East....
s (Hagenah, Heerstedt, Flögeln) - WurtsArtificial dwelling hillAn artificial dwelling hill is a mound, created to provide safe ground during high tide and river floods....
(Feddersen Wierde) - the Gravenberg and Wanhödener Berg are moundss whose purpose has not been researched.
Places of interest
- Historische Altstadt in StadeStadeStade is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany and part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region . It is the seat of the district named after it...
- Deutscher OlympDeutscher OlympThe Deutscher Olymp is a 61 metre high elevation on the Wingst ridge in the district of Cuxhaven in the German state of Lower Saxony.The Deutscher Olymp was formed from an ice age moraine...
in der WingstWingstWingst is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany.Wingst belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180. In 1648 the Prince-Archbishopric was transformed into the Duchy of Bremen, which was first ruled in personal union by the Swedish Crown -... - Worpswede and Fischerhude artists' colonies on the edge of the TeufelsmoorTeufelsmoorThe Teufelsmoor is a region of bog and moorland north of Bremen, Germany. It forms a large part of the district of Osterholz, and extends into the neighbouring districts of Rotenburg .- Geography :...
- Moor Express between Osterholz-ScharmbeckOsterholz-ScharmbeckOsterholz-Scharmbeck is a town and the capital of the district of Osterholz, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Osterholz-Scharmbeck is situated in between the cities of Bremen and Bremerhaven.-Neighbouring places:* Bremen * Delmenhorst...
, GnarrenburgGnarrenburgGnarrenburg is a municipality in the district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 15 km southwest of Bremervörde, and 40 km northeast of Bremen.Gnarrenburg belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen...
and BremervördeBremervördeBremervörde is a town in the north of the district Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated at the Oste river near the mid of the triangle, which is formed of the rivers Weser and Elbe respectively the cities of Hamburg, Bremen and Cuxhaven.... - Transporter bridgeTransporter bridgeA transporter bridge is a type of movable bridge that carries a segment of roadway across a river. The gondola is slung from a tall span by wires or a metal frame. The design has been used to cross navigable rivers or other bodies of water, where there is a requirement for ship traffic to be...
over the OsteOsteThe Oste is a river in northern Lower Saxony, Germany with a length of 153 km, left tributary of the Elbe. It flows through the districts of Harburg, Rotenburg, Stade and Cuxhaven and empties into the Elbe river near Otterndorf. Its drainage area is 1.711 km² and the decline between the... - Alte Liebe in Cuxhaven
See also
A map of the Elbe-Weser Triangle in which the locations of more than 100 museums and collections : MuseumslandkarteSources
- Landschaftsverband Stade: Geschichte des Landes zwischen Elbe und Weser: Band 1: Vor- und Frühgeschichte. Stade 1995, 361 S., ISBN 3-9801919-7-4
- Landschaftsverband Stade: Geschichte des Landes zwischen Elbe und Weser: Band 2: Mittelalter (einschl. Kunstgeschichte). Stade 1995, 534 S., ISBN 3-9801919-8-2
- Hans-Georg Trüper: Ritter und Knappen zwischen Weser und Elbe - Die Ministerialität des Erzstifts Bremen. 1178 Seiten, Band 12. In Schriftenreihe des Landschaftsverbandes Stade. Stade 2000, ISBN 3-931879-05-4
- Hans-Eckhard Dannenberg, Norbert Fischer, Franklin Kopitzsch (Hrsg.): Land am Fluss - Beiträge zur Regionalgeschichte der Niederelbe. Herausgegeben vom Landschaftsverband der ehemaligen Herzogtümer Bremen und Verden, Stade 2006, 252 S, ISBN 3-931879-20-8.
- Johannes Göhler: Wege des Glaubens - Beiträge zu einer Kirchengeschichte des Landes zwischen Elbe und Weser. Herausgegeben vom Landschaftsverband der ehemaligen Herzogtümer Bremen und Verden, Stade 2006, 343 S, ISBN 978-3-931879-26-6.
- Claudia Bei der Wieden: Erinnerungszeichen. Historische Grabmale zwischen Elbe und Weser (1231 - 1900). Herausgegeben vom Landschaftsverband der ehemaligen Herzogtümer Bremen und Verden, Stade 2005. ISBN 3-931879-18-6
- Brage Bei der Wieden und Jan Lokers (Hrsg.): Lebensläufe zwischen Elbe und Weser - Ein biographisches Lexikon, Band 1. 362 Seiten, Band 16 in der Schriftenreihe des Landschaftsverbandes Stade. Stade 2002, ISBN 3-931879-08-9