Oldendorf, Stade

Oldendorf

Coat of arms
Oldendorf

Coordinates: 53°35′31″N 9°14′59″E / 53.59194°N 9.24972°E / 53.59194; 9.24972Coordinates: 53°35′31″N 9°14′59″E / 53.59194°N 9.24972°E / 53.59194; 9.24972
Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Stade
Municipal assoc. Oldendorf-Himmelpforten
Government
  Mayor Georg Hellwege (CDU)
Area
  Total 23.88 km2 (9.22 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
  Total 2,982
  Density 120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 21726
Dialling codes 04144
Vehicle registration STD
Website samtgemeinde-oldendorf.de

Oldendorf is a municipality in the district of Stade, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated west of Hamburg. Oldendorf has a population of approx. 3,000. Oldendorf was the seat of the former Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Oldendorf.

History

Oldendorf 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 - interrupted by a Danish occupation (1712–1715) - and from 1715 on by the Hanoverian Crown. In 1807 the ephemeric Kingdom of Westphalia annexed the Duchy, before France annexed it in 1810. In 1813 the duchy was restored to the Electorate of Hanover, which - after its upgrade to the Kingdom of Hanover in 1814 - incorporated the duchy in a real union and the ducal territory, including Oldendorf, became part of the new Stade Region, established in 1823.

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