Hadeln
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Hadeln is a former Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") in the district of Cuxhaven
, in Lower Saxony
, Germany
. It was situated in the Land of Hadeln near the mouth of the river Elbe
, approximately 15 km east of Cuxhaven. Its seat was in the town Otterndorf
. On 1 January 2011 it merged with the Samtgemeinde Sietland
to form the new Samtgemeinde Land Hadeln
.
The Samtgemeinde Hadeln consisted of the following municipalities:
Cuxhaven (district)
Cuxhaven is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Stade, Rotenburg, Osterholz and Wesermarsch, the city of Bremerhaven and the North Sea.- 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 was situated in the Land of Hadeln near the mouth of the river 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...
, approximately 15 km east of Cuxhaven. Its seat was in the town 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...
. On 1 January 2011 it merged with the Samtgemeinde Sietland
Sietland
Sietland is a former Samtgemeinde in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It was situated in the historical Land of Hadeln approx. 20 km southeast of Cuxhaven. Its seat was in the village Ihlienworth...
to form the new Samtgemeinde Land Hadeln
Land Hadeln (Samtgemeinde)
Land Hadeln is a Samtgemeinde in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Its seat is in the town Otterndorf...
.
The Samtgemeinde Hadeln consisted of the following municipalities:
- NeuenkirchenNeuenkirchen, CuxhavenNeuenkirchen is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany.Neuenkirchen 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...
- NordledaNordledaNordleda 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...
- OsterbruchOsterbruchOsterbruch 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...
- OtterndorfOtterndorfOtterndorf 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...