Steinkirchen (Altes Land)

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Coat of arms of the municipality of Steinkirchen
Steinkirchen (Altes Land)
Map of Germany, position of the municipality Steinkirchen highlighted

Coordinates: 53 ° 34 '  N , 9 ° 37'  E

Basic data
State : Lower Saxony
County : Stade
Joint municipality : Lühe
Height : 7 m above sea level NHN
Area : 9.56 km 2
Residents: 1753 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 183 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code : 21720
Area code : 04142
License plate : HOURS
Community key : 03 3 59 039
LOCODE : DE SXA
Address of the
municipal administration: 		Alter Marktplatz 1A
21720 Steinkirchen
Website : www.luehe-online.de
Mayor : Sonja Zinke (independent)
Location of the community Steinkirchen in the district of Stade
Balje Krummendeich Freiburg/Elbe Oederquart Wischhafen Drochtersen Großenwörden Engelschoff Hammah Düdenbüttel Himmelpforten Burweg Kranenburg Estorf Oldendorf Heinbockel Stade Deinste Fredenbeck Kutenholz Jork Buxtehude Apensen Beckdorf Sauensiek Ahlerstedt Brest Bargstedt Harsefeld Nottensdorf Bliedersdorf Horneburg Dollern Agathenburg Landkreis Stade Niedersachsen Landkreis Cuxhaven Landkreis Rotenburg (Wümme) Landkreis Harburg Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein Schleswig-Holstein Grünendeich Mittelnkirchen Neuenkirchen Guderhandviertel Steinkirchen Hollern-Twielenflethmap
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Steinkirchen ( Low German Steenkark ) is a municipality in the Stade district in Lower Saxony . The municipality is a member and the administrative seat of the joint municipality Lühe .

geography

The community is located in the Altes Land , the largest fruit-growing area in Europe, directly on the Lower Elbe and Lühe between Stade and Hamburg .

politics

Municipal council

The council is composed as follows:

  • CDU 6 seats
  • SPD 4 seats
  • Green 1 seat

(Status: local election on September 11, 2016 )

The council has appointed Tim Siol, an employee of the municipal administration, as the community director.

Buildings

Hogendiekbrück
  • St. Martini et Nicolai church with the world-famous Arp Schnitger organ
  • Hogendiekbrück: Pedestrian bridge over the Lühe to Steinkirchen
  • Masts of Elbe crossing 2 (highest overhead line masts in Europe)

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

Three bus routes operate in Steinkirchen, all of which are operated by the KVG Stade and are connected to the Hamburg Transport Association:

  • 2357 Stade - Hollern-Twielenfleth - Steinkirchen - Jork - Hamburg-Cranz;
  • 2030 Buxtehude - Dammhausen - Jork - Borstel - Steinkirchen;
  • 2033 Grünendeich - Steinkirchen - Horneburg (only on school days);
  • also several company and school-related regular services.

education

  • School center Lühe as elementary and high school.

Personalities

  • Gerdt Hardorff (1769–1864), painter and graphic artist, was born in Steinkirchen.
  • Johann Jacob Cordes (1880–1976), educator and local history researcher, was born in Steinkirchen.
  • Dörte Hansen (born 1964), writer, lived in Steinkirchen for over 10 years.

Web links

Commons : Steinkirchen  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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