Jork | |
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 Town hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Jork within Stade district  | |
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| Coordinates: 53°32′04″N 09°40′54″E / 53.53444°N 9.68167°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Stade |
| Subdivisions | 7 districts |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Matthias Riel[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 62.27 km2 (24.04 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 12,344 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 21635 |
| Dialling codes | 04162 |
| Vehicle registration | STD |
| Website | www.jork.de |
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Jork is a small town on the left bank of the Elbe, near Hamburg (Germany).
Jork belongs to the district of Stade, in Lower Saxony. The town is the capital of the Altes Land, one of the biggest fruit growing areas in Europe, and is home to Jork Fruit Research Station.[3][4]
- ^ "Verzeichnis der direkt gewählten Bürgermeister/-innen und Landräte/Landrätinnen". Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. April 2021. Archived from the original on 17 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
- ^ R. Stehr: Screening of sweet cherry cultivars in northern Germany, International Society for Horticultural Science
- ^ Seed and Plant Genetic Resources Service - AGPS,