Hanseatic City of Buxtehude
Hansestadt Buxtehude Hansestadt Buxthu | |
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Location of Hanseatic City of Buxtehude within Stade district  | |
  Hanseatic City of Buxtehude  Hanseatic City of Buxtehude | |
| Coordinates: 53°28′37″N 9°42′4″E / 53.47694°N 9.70111°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Stade |
| Subdivisions | 15 districts |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–26) | Katja Oldenburg-Schmidt[1] (Ind.) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 76.49 km2 (29.53 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 40,919 |
| • Density | 530/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 21614 |
| Dialling codes | 04161, 04163, 04168 |
| Vehicle registration | STD |
| Website | www |
Buxtehude (German pronunciation: [bʊkstəˈhuːdə]), officially the Hanseatic City of Buxtehude (German: Hansestadt Buxtehude, Low German: Hansestadt Buxthu (German pronunciation: [bʊkstˈhu])), is a town on the Este River in Northern Germany, belonging to the district of Stade in Lower Saxony. It is part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region and attached to the city's S-Bahn rapid transit network. Buxtehude is a medium-sized town and the second largest municipality in the Stade district (Landkreis).[citation needed] It lies on the southern border of the Altes Land in close proximity to the city-state of Hamburg. To the west lie the towns of Horneburg and Stade and to the south there are a number of incorporated villages featuring mostly upscale housing; e.g., Ottensen and Apensen.