Wischhafen

Wischhafen
Wischhafen
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	Wischhafen Location of Wischhafen within Stade district
	Coordinates: 53°46′14″N09°18′58″E / 53.77056°N 9.31611°E Coordinates: 53°46′14″N09°18′58″E / 53.77056°N 9.31611°E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Stade
Municipal assoc.	Nordkehdingen
Government
• Mayor	Heinrich von Borstel (SPD)
Area
• Total	33.68 km2 (13.00 sq mi)
Elevation	1 m (3 ft)
Population (2015-12-31) [1]
• Total	2,956
• Density	88/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	21737
Dialling codes	04770, 04779
Vehicle registration	STD
Website	www.nordkehdingen.de

Last updated May 05, 2019

Wischhafen (low German Wischhoben) is a municipality in the district of Stade, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Low German or Low Saxon is a West Germanic language spoken mainly in Northern Germany and the northeastern part of the Netherlands. It is also spoken to a lesser extent in the German diaspora worldwide.

Stade is a district (Landkreis) in Lower Saxony, Germany. It has its seat in Stade and is bounded by the districts of Harburg, Rotenburg and Cuxhaven, the Elbe River, and the city state of Hamburg.

Lower Saxony is a German state (Land) situated in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with 47,624 km² (18,388 sq mi), and fourth-largest in population among the 16 Länder federated as the Federal Republic of Germany. In rural areas, Northern Low Saxon and Saterland Frisian are still spoken, but the number of speakers is declining.

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

A personal union is the combination of two or more states that have the same monarch while their boundaries, laws, and interests remain distinct. A real union, by contrast, would involve the constituent states being to some extent interlinked, such as by sharing some limited governmental institutions. In a federation and a unitary state, a central (federal) government spanning all member states exists, with the degree of self-governance distinguishing the two. The ruler in a personal union does not need to be a hereditary monarch.

The Stade Region emerged in 1823 by an administrative reorganisation of the dominions of the Kingdom of Hanover, a sovereign state, whose then territory is almost completely part of today's German federal state of Lower Saxony. Until 1837 the Kingdom of Hanover was ruled in personal union by the Kings of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Geography

In the north of Wischhafen is the Elbe river. In the East is the South Elbe River. In the South of Wischhafen is the village Drochtersen. In the north are the two villages Freiburg and Oederquart.

Parts of the municipality

Wischhafen has the following parts:

Hamelwörden
Wischhafen
Neuland
Wolfsbruchermoor
Neulandermoor
Hamelwördenermoor.

Literature

Hartmut Reichert u. a.: Chronik der Gemeinde Wischhafen, Stade 2001
Hamelwörden. In: Heinrich Schmidt-Barrien: Aus meinen Jungensjahren. Uthlede, Hamelwörden und Barrien. 1902–1917. Heide 1992, Seite 26-127; ISBN 3-8042-0572-0

Uthlede is a village and a former municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 January 2014, it is part of the municipality Hagen im Bremischen.

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References

↑ Landesbetrieb für Statistik und Kommunikationstechnologie Niedersachsen, 102 Bevölkerung - Basis Zensus 2011, Stand 31. Dezember 2015 (Tabelle K1020014)

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[1] Landesbetrieb für Statistik und Kommunikationstechnologie Niedersachsen, 102 Bevölkerung - Basis Zensus 2011, Stand 31. Dezember 2015 (Tabelle K1020014)