Geestequelle
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Geestequelle is a Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") in the district of Rotenburg
Rotenburg (district)
Rotenburg is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Stade, Harburg, Heidekreis, Verden, Osterholz and Cuxhaven.-History:...

, in 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...

, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

. It is situated west of 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....

, and approx. 50 km northeast of 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...

. It is named after the source (German: Quelle) of the small river 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...

. Its seat is in Oerel.

The Samtgemeinde Geestequelle consists of the following municipalities:
  1. 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 -...

  2. 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...

  3. Ebersdorf
    Ebersdorf, Lower Saxony
    Ebersdorf is a municipality in the district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany.Ebersdorf 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 -...

  4. 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 -...

  5. 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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