Oldendorf is a former Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") in the district of Stade, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Its seat was in the village Oldendorf. It was disbanded on 1 January 2014, when it was merged with the Samtgemeinde Himmelpforten to form the new Samtgemeinde Oldendorf-Himmelpforten.
The Samtgemeinde Oldendorf consisted of the following municipalities:
Kranenburg is a municipality in the district Stade, Lower Saxony, Germany, lying on the river Oste. It consists of the villages Kranenburg and Brobergen and is part of the Samtgemeinde Oldendorf-Himmelpforten. It has a population of 772 as at December 31, 2003, of which 546 in Kranenburg and 226 in Brobergen.
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 Oldendorf.
Nordkehdingen is a Samtgemeinde 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.
Himmelpforten is a municipality west of Hamburg (Germany) in the district of Stade in Lower Saxony. It is located on the Horsterbeck creek. Himmelpforten is also part and the seat of the Samtgemeinde Oldendorf-Himmelpforten.
Lühe is a Samtgemeinde in the Altes Land west of Hamburg (Germany). Lühe has a population of about 10,000 and belongs to the district of Stade, Lower Saxony. The seat of the municipality is in Steinkirchen in Altes Land. Lühe is named after the river Lühe which runs through Guderhandviertel, Mittelnkirchen, Neuenkirchen in Altes Land and Steinkirchen.
Oldendorf can refer to several places in Germany:
Amelinghausen is a Samtgemeinde in the district of Lüneburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Its seat is in the village Amelinghausen.
Düdenbüttel is a municipality in the district of Stade, Lower Saxony, Germany.
Hollenstedt is a Samtgemeinde in the district of Harburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It was created as part of municipal reorganization in Lower Saxony on 1 July 1972. Its seat is in the village Hollenstedt.
Sittensen is a Samtgemeinde in the district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Its seat is in the village Sittensen.
Sottrum is a Samtgemeinde in the district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Its seat is in the village Sottrum.
Tarmstedt is a Samtgemeinde in the district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Its seat is in the village Tarmstedt.
Fredenbeck is a Samtgemeinde in the district of Stade, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Its seat is in the village Fredenbeck.
Harsefeld is a Samtgemeinde in the district of Stade, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Its seat is in the village Harsefeld.
Himmelpforten is a former Samtgemeinde in the district of Stade, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Its seat was in the village Himmelpforten. It was disbanded on 1 January 2014, when it was merged with the Samtgemeinde Oldendorf to form the new Samtgemeinde Oldendorf-Himmelpforten.
Brobergen is a village in the German municipality of Kranenburg in the district of Stade, Lower Saxony. The village of 6.06 km² has 220 inhabitants.
Mittelweser is a Samtgemeinde in the district of Nienburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Its seat is in the village Stolzenau. It was formed on 1 November 2011 when the municipality Stolzenau joined the former Samtgemeinde Landesbergen.
Oldendorf-Himmelpforten is a Samtgemeinde in the district of Stade, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It was formed on 1 January 2014 by the merger of the former Samtgemeinden Oldendorf and Himmelpforten. Its seat is in the village Himmelpforten.
Himmelpforten Convent was founded as a monastery of nuns following the Cistercian Rule during the 13th century in Himmelpforten, in today's Lower Saxony, Germany. During the 16th century, it was converted into use as a Lutheran Damsels' Convent. The Himmelpforten Convent was founded before 1255 and finally dissolved in 1647. The convent complex was built between 1300 and 1330. After 1645 the buildings, including the abbey, increasingly decayed, until they were little by little demolished. The dilapidated abbey was demolished in 1737 and replaced by today's St. Mary's Church which partially covers the foundations of the former abbey.
The Saint Mary's Church is a Lutheran parish church used and owned by the Lutheran parish in Himmelpforten, Lower Saxony, Germany. The Himmelpforten parish forms part of the Stade deanery (Kirchenkreis) within the Stade diocese of the Lutheran Church of Hanover. The church was completed in 1738 and covers the eastern half of the foundations of the demolished abbey church of the former Himmelpforten Convent.