Drochtersen

Drochtersen
Municipality
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Coat of arms of Drochtersen
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Location of Drochtersen within Stade district
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Drochtersen is located in Germany
Drochtersen
Drochtersen
Drochtersen is located in Lower Saxony
Drochtersen
Drochtersen
Coordinates: 53°42′N 09°23′E / 53.700°N 9.383°E / 53.700; 9.383
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictStade
Subdivisions2 districts
Government
 • Mayor (2021–26) Mike Eckhoff[1] (Ind.)
Area
 • Total
126.74 km2 (48.93 sq mi)
Elevation
2 m (7 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total
11,290
 • Density89/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
21706
Dialling codes04143, 04148, 04775
Vehicle registrationSTD
Websitewww.drochtersen.de

Drochtersen is a municipality in the district of Stade, in Lower Saxony (Germany). It is located 45 km Northwest of Hamburg.

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.

  1. ^ "Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 12. September 2021" (PDF). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. 13 October 2021.
  2. ^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.