Sauensiek
Sauensiek | |
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Location of Sauensiek within Stade district | |
Coordinates: 53°23′N 9°36′E / 53.383°N 9.600°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Lower Saxony |
District | Stade |
Municipal assoc. | Apensen |
Subdivisions | 3 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Rolf Suhr (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 31.37 km2 (12.11 sq mi) |
Elevation | 36 m (118 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 2,576 |
• Density | 82/km2 (210/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 21644 |
Dialling codes | 04169 |
Vehicle registration | STD |
Website | www.sauensiek.de |
Sauensiek is a municipality in the district of Stade, Lower Saxony, Germany.
Location
The Litberg, the highest point in the district of Stade, lies within the municipality of Sauensiek. It has a height of 65 metres above sea level and has been designated as a protected area.
History
Sauensiek belonged - as to its government - to 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 Hanoverian Crown. The Kingdom of Hanover incorporated the Duchy in a real union and the Ducal territory became part of the new Stade Region
, established in 1823.
References
- Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
- ^ ISBN 978-3-9801919-8-2.