Agathenburg

Basic data
State :	Lower Saxony
County :	Stade
Joint municipality :	Horneburg
Height :	16 m above sea level NHN
Area :	11.32 km 2
Residents:	1290 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	114 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	21684
Area code :	04141
License plate :	HOURS
Community key :	03 3 59 001
LOCODE :	DE AGA
Association administration address:	Lange Strasse 47–49 ; 21640 Horneburg
Mayor :	Gerd Allers (WGA)
Location of the municipality of Agathenburg in the district of Stade

Aerial photo (May 2012)

Agathenburg ( Low German Gothenborg ) is a municipality in the district Stade in Lower Saxony ( Germany ).

history

In 1652 the Swedish Governor General Hans Christoph von Königsmarck , governor of the Duchy of Bremen and Verden , acquired an older estate in the village of Lieth and built a country palace , which he named Agathenburg Palace after his wife Agathe von Lehsten . The village of Lieth has had this name since then.

The Königsmarck come from the village of the same name in the Altmark , Hans Christoph received the title of Count from Queen Christine of Sweden . He became the grandfather of Count Philipp Christoph von Königsmarck, known for his relationships with Princess Sophie Dorothea of Braunschweig-Lüneburg, and Countess Aurora von Königsmarck , the favorite of King Augustus the Strong of Poland and Elector of Saxony. She spent many days as a child and woman in Agathenburg, where she often came from Stade , before her mother moved to Sweden in 1680 .

politics

Municipal council

The municipal council, which was elected on September 11, 2016, is composed as follows:

Agathenburg voter community: 8 seats
CDU : 3 seats

(Status: local election on September 11, 2016 )

coat of arms

Blazon : The coat of arms of the municipality shows a shield with three blue wedges pointing to the right.

Culture and sights

Buildings

Agathenburg Palace, courtyard side

Agathenburg Palace with sculpture park
Ria-zum-Felde Memorial Chapel in the cemetery, a brick chapel founded and built in 1953 by Sophie and Hans zum Felde, then owners of Agathenburg Palace, in memory of their daughter Ria, who died in 1952.

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

Agathenburg is located directly on the federal highway 73 , which runs between Hamburg and Cuxhaven .

The Niederelbebahn from Cuxhaven to Hamburg also runs through the town. The stop is served by the Hamburg S-Bahn .

line	course
	Pinneberg - Thesdorf - Halstenbek - Krupunder - Elbgaustraße - Eidelstedt - Stellingen - Langenfelde - Diebsteich - Altona - Königstraße - Reeperbahn - Landungsbrücken - Stadthausbrücke - Jungfernstieg - Central Station - Hammerbrook - Elbbrücken - Veddel - Wilhelmsburg - Harburg - Harburg - Heimfeld - Neuenthal Town Hall - Heimfeld - Neuenthal - Fischbek - Neu Wulmstorf - Buxtehude - Neukloster - Horneburg - Dollern - Agathenburg - Stade

In addition, the Hamburg-Cuxhaven long-distance cycle route and the North Sea Cycle Route run through the community.

Since September 3, 2015, the 2007 bus line has been running to Agathenburg train station in the morning and evening during rush hour. Both residents of Ottenbeck (district of Stade) and employees of Airbus, CFK Valley and CFK Nord use this. The line shortens the commute considerably as there is a direct connection to the S3 S-Bahn line.

Individual evidence

↑ State Office for Statistics Lower Saxony, LSN-Online regional database, Table 12411: Update of the population, as of December 31, 2019 ( help ).

Web links

Commons : Agathenburg - collection of images, videos and audio files

[Metadaten_Einwohnerzahl_DE-NI-1] State Office for Statistics Lower Saxony, LSN-Online regional database, Table 12411: Update of the population, as of December 31, 2019 ( help ).