Grünendeich
Grünendeich | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Grünendeich within Stade district  | |
  Grünendeich  Grünendeich | |
| Coordinates: 53°34′N 9°37′E / 53.567°N 9.617°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Stade |
| Municipal assoc. | Lühe |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Inge Massow-Oltermann (FW) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.93 km2 (1.52 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 2 m (7 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,879 |
| • Density | 480/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 21720 |
| Dialling codes | 04142, 04141 |
| Vehicle registration | STD |
| Website | www.luehe.de |
Grünendeich is a municipality in the district of Stade, Lower Saxony, Germany.
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History
Place name
An old name of Grünendeich is Gronendike, which was used in the 15th and 16th century. It is believed that this name comes from "am grönen dīke" which is Low German for "at the green levee".[2]
Politics
Municipality council
As of February 2020, the council is composed of:[3]
- Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU): 5 seats
- Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD): 2 seats
- Free voter's community (FWG): 2 seats
- Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne): 1 seat
Mayor/Mayoress
The Mayoress of Grünendeich is Inge Massow-Oltermann (FWG) since 2016. The deputy mayor is Gerd Dehmel (CDU).
Coat of arms
The coat of arms of Grünendeich consists of a shield parted per fess into silver and green. The upper, silver half is displaying a red-and-white-striped lighthouse with the gold, red-edged beacons reaching to the sides of the shield. The bottom, green half is displaying two silver roses, representing the local fruit orchards.[4]
Economy and infrastructure
Public transport
The Fähranleger Lühe, a ferry pier, is located in Grünendeich. From there, the ferry line Lühe-Schulau runs across the Elbe to Wedel in Schleswig-Holstein.[5] This ferry is not part of the HVV, the public transport association of Hamburg.
Furthermore, three bus lines run by the KVG Stade stop in Grünendeich. These are:
- 2357 Stade – Hollern-Twielenfleth – Steinkirchen – Jork – Hamburg-Cranz
- 2030 Buxtehude – Dammhausen – Jork – Borstel – Steinkirchen
- 2033 Grünendeich – Steinkirchen – Horneburg
These are part of the HVV and thus can be made use of with a regular ticket.
Additionally, some school bus and company bus lines operate in Grünendeich.
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Historic Aumühle signal box near Wetterndorf -
Grünendeich lighthouse -
Maritime museum -
Pipe organ in the Grünendeich Lutheran church -
Sheep grazing on the Grünendeich Elbe levee -
CSCL Indian Ocean after running aground near Grünendeich in early February 2016
References
- Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
- ^ "Ortsnamen - Übersicht für den Buchstaben G | NDR.de - NDR 1 Niedersachsen - Programm". 2016-12-02. Archived from the original on 2016-12-02. Retrieved 2020-02-15.
- ^ "Räte - Rat Grünendeich". www.luehe.sitzung-online.de. Retrieved 2020-02-15.
- ^ "Grünendeich – Samtgemeinde Lühe" (in German). Retrieved 2020-02-15.
- ^ "Die Lühe-Schulau-Fähre – Die große kleine Kreuzfahrt über die Elbe" (in German). Retrieved 2020-02-15.
External links
Media related to Grünendeich at Wikimedia Commons
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