Nordkehdingen
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Nordkehdingen is a Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") on the left bank of the Elbe
, north west of Hamburg
(Germany
). Nordkehdingen has a population of 7,732 and belongs to the district of Stade
, Lower Saxony
. The seat of the municipality is in Freiburg.
The Samtgemeinde Nordkehdingen consists of the following municipalities:
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...
, north west of 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...
(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...
). Nordkehdingen has a population of 7,732 and belongs to the district of Stade
Stade (district)
Stade is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Harburg, Rotenburg and Cuxhaven, the Elbe River, and the city state of Hamburg.-History:...
, 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...
. The seat of the municipality is in Freiburg.
The Samtgemeinde Nordkehdingen consists of the following municipalities:
- BaljeBaljeBalje 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....
- FreiburgFreiburg, Lower SaxonyFreiburg , or Freiborg is a municipality in the district of Stade, Lower Saxony, Germany.-History:...
- KrummendeichKrummendeichKrummendeich is a municipality in the district of Stade, in Lower Saxony, Germany.-History:Krummendeich belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen. In the mid-16th c. The inhabitants adopted Lutheranism...
- OederquartOederquartOederquart 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....
- WischhafenWischhafenWischhafen is a municipality in the district of Stade, in Lower Saxony, Germany.-History: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...