Balje, Lower Saxony

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Coordinates: 53°49′58″N09°08′07″E / 53.83278°N 9.13528°E / 53.83278; 9.13528 Coordinates: 53°49′58″N09°08′07″E / 53.83278°N 9.13528°E / 53.83278; 9.13528
Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Stade
Municipal assoc. Nordkehdingen
Government
   Mayor Gerhard von Ahn (SPD)
Area
  Total58.09 km2 (22.43 sq mi)
Elevation
2 m (7 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31) [1]
  Total943
  Density16/km2 (42/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
21730
Dialling codes 04752, 04753
Vehicle registration STD
Website www.nordkehdingen.de

Balje 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. In 1823 the Duchy was abolished and its territory became part of the Stade Region.

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