Steinkirchen, Lower Saxony

Municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany

Steinkirchen im Alten Land

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Location of Steinkirchen im Alten Land within Stade district

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Coordinates: 53°33′N 09°36′E﻿ / ﻿53.550°N 9.600°E﻿ / 53.550; 9.600
Country| Germany
State| Lower Saxony
District| Stade
Municipal assoc.| Lühe
Government

• Mayor| Sonja Zinke (CDU)
Area

• Total

| 9.55 km2 (3.69 sq mi)
Elevation

| 7 m (23 ft)
Population

(2023-12-31)[1]

• Total

| 1,762
• Density| 180/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes|

21720

Dialling codes| 04142
Vehicle registration| STD
Website| luehe.de

Steinkirchen (German pronunciation: [ˈʃtaɪnˌkɪʁçn̩] ⓘ; German: Steinkirchen im Alten Land, Low German: Steenkark) is a municipality in the district of Stade, Lower Saxony, Germany.

## Geography

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The municipality is located in the Altes Land, the largest continuous orchard and fruit harvesting region in Europe. It is situated by the Elbe and Lühe rivers and is bordered by the municipalities (in clockwise order) Grünendeich, Jork, Mittelnkirchen, Guderhandviertel, Agathenburg and Hollern-Twielenfleth. The southeasterly third of the Elbe island Lühesand forms part of the municipal area.

## History

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It belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen. In 1648 the Prince-Archbishopric was transformed into the Duchy of Bremen, which was first ruled in personal union by the Swedish and from 1715 on by the Hanoverian Crown. In 1823 the Duchy was abolished and its territory became part of the Stade Region.

## Politics

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### Municipality council

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As of February 2020, the council is composed of:[2]

* Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU): 5 seats
* Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD): 4 seats
* Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne): 1 seat
* Independent: 1 seat

### Mayor/Mayoress

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The mayoress of Steinkirchen is Sonja Zinke (CDU, elected as Independent) since 2014. Deputy mayor is Jürgen Michaelis (SPD).[3]

## Notable buildings

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* St. Martini et Nicolai church with the world famous organ of St. Martini et Nicolai [de]
* Hogendiekbrücke, a pedestrian bascule bridge over the Lühe river
* Transmission tower of the Elbe Crossing 2, the tallest transmission towers in Europe

## Economy and infrastructure

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### Transport

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Three bus lines run by the KVG Stade stop in Steinkirchen. These are:[4]

* 2050 Stade - Hollern-Twielenfleth - Steinkirchen - Jork - Hamburg-Cranz
* 2030 Buxtehude - Dammhausen - Jork - Borstel - Steinkirchen
* 2053 Grünendeich - Steinkirchen - Horneburg

These are part of the HVV and thus can be made use of with a regular ticket.[5]

Additionally, some school bus and company bus lines operate in Steinkirchen.

### Education

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Steinkirchen is home to the Schulzentrum Lühe, a school complex with an elementary school[6] and an Oberschule.[7]

## Notable people

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* Dörte Hansen, linguist and writer, lived there for over 10 years

## References

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1. ^ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus 2022, Stand 31. Dezember 2023" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
2. ^ "Räte - Rat Steinkirchen". www.luehe.sitzung-online.de. Retrieved 2020-02-15.
3. ^ "Steinkirchen – Samtgemeinde Lühe" (in German). Retrieved 2020-02-15.
4. ^ "KVG Linienfahrpläne".
5. ^ "Verkehrsunternehmen". Hamburger Verkehrsverbund (in German). Retrieved 2020-02-15.
6. ^ "Startseite". Grundschule Steinkirchen (in German). Retrieved 2020-02-15.
7. ^ "Oberschule Steinkirchen | Lernen wo andere Urlaub machen" (in German). Retrieved 2020-02-15.

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Towns and municipalities in Stade (district)

* Agathenburg
* Ahlerstedt
* Apensen
* Balje
* Bargstedt
* Beckdorf
* Bliedersdorf
* Brest
* Burweg
* Buxtehude
* Deinste
* Dollern
* Drochtersen
* Düdenbüttel
* Engelschoff
* Estorf
* Fredenbeck
* Freiburg
* Großenwörden
* Grünendeich
* Guderhandviertel
* Hammah
* Harsefeld
* Heinbockel
* Himmelpforten
* Hollern-Twielenfleth
* Horneburg
* Jork
* Kranenburg
* Krummendeich
* Kutenholz
* Mittelnkirchen
* Neuenkirchen
* Nottensdorf
* Oederquart
* Oldendorf
* Sauensiek
* Stade
* Steinkirchen
* Wischhafen

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