Agathenburg

Coordinates: 53°33′50″N 9°31′47″E / 53.56389°N 9.52972°E / 53.56389; 9.52972
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Agathenburg
Gothenborg (
Low German)
Municipality
Agathenburg Castle
Agathenburg Castle
Coat of arms of Agathenburg
Coat of arms
Location of Agathenburg within Stade district
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Agathenburg is located in Germany
Agathenburg
Agathenburg
Agathenburg is located in Lower Saxony
Agathenburg
Agathenburg
Coordinates: 53°33′50″N 9°31′47″E / 53.56389°N 9.52972°E / 53.56389; 9.52972
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictStade
Municipal assoc.Horneburg
Government
 • MayorGerd Allers
Area
 • Total11.32 km2 (4.37 sq mi)
Elevation
16 m (52 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total1,365
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
21684
Dialling codes04141
Vehicle registrationSTD

Agathenburg (in

High German, in Low Saxon: Gothenborg) is a municipality in the district of Stade
, Lower Saxony, Germany. It was formerly known as Lieth.

History

Lieth, as it was originally named, belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, a territory of imperial immediacy established in 1180. In the mid-16th century the inhabitants of Lieth adopted Lutheranism. During the Leaguist occupation under Johan 't Serclaes, Count of Tilly, Lieth suffered from attempts of re-Catholicisation.

In 1648 the prince-archbishopric was transformed into the

Duchy of Bremen, which was first ruled in personal union by the Swedish Crown – interrupted by a Danish occupation (1712–1715) – and from 1715 on by the House of Hanover. In 1807 the ephemeric Kingdom of Westphalia annexed the duchy, before France annexed it in 1810. In 1813 the Duchy of Bremen was restored to the Electorate of Hanover, which – after its upgrade to the Kingdom of Hanover in 1814 – incorporated the duchy in a real union and the ducal territory, including Agathenburg, became part of the Stade Region
, established in 1823.

Sights

In 1655 the ducal Bremen-Verden general governor, Hans Christoff von Königsmarck erected a castle in Lieth and named it after his wife Agathe von Leesten. The name of the castle also became the toponym of the village Lieth.

Transport

The rapid transit system of Hamburg S-Bahn serves Agathenburg with a railway station.[2]

Agathenburg is also well connected to the town of Stade through buses operated under

HVV
.

References

  1. Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen
    .
  2. ^ Staff (7 October 2009), Rapid Transit/Regional Rail (Network plan, pdf) (PDF), Hamburger Verkehrsverbund, archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2009, retrieved 7 February 2009
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