Guderhandviertel

Basic data
State :	Lower Saxony
County :	Stade
Joint municipality :	Lühe
Height :	2 m above sea level NHN
Area :	8.93 km 2
Residents:	1094 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	123 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	21720
Primaries :	04142, 04163
License plate :	HOURS
Community key :	03 3 59 021
LOCODE :	DE GDV
Address of the ; municipal administration:	Huttfleth 18 ; 21720 Steinkirchen
Website :	www.luehe-online.de
Mayor :	Marco Hartlef ( CDU )
Location of the community of Guderhandviertel in the district of Stade

Guderhandviertel ( Low German Goderhandveerdel ) is a municipality in the Stade district in Lower Saxony . The community belongs to the joint community Lühe , which has its administrative seat in the community of Steinkirchen .

Geographical location

The community is located west of Hamburg in the center of the Altes Land , one of the largest fruit-growing areas in Europe. The Lühe limits the community area to the neighboring communities of Neuenkirchen and Mittelkirchen to the east .

Origin of name

The name Guderhandviertel was first mentioned in 1524: Im Ghuderhandeverndeil . The division of the large settlement community Lu (also to der Lu and bi der Lu ) into four quarters was handed down from the late Middle Ages . There were three church districts ( Im Kerckverndeil ): Steinkirchen , Mittelkirchen and Neuenkirchen as well as a district without a church, the Guderhandviertel. The origin of the name remains unclear. Here are two theories:

The Guderhandviertel is - viewed from Steinkirchen - on the right hand or
the settlement is - without a church with a pastor - entrusted to the good hand of God