Apensen

For other uses, see Apensen (Samtgemeinde).

Apensen
Coat of arms of Apensen Coat of arms
Apensen
Location of Apensen within Stade district 250px
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Stade
Municipal assoc.	Apensen
Government
• Mayor	Ruth Uhlendorf (CDU)
Area
• Total	20.74 km2 (8.01 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)
• Total	3,707
• Density	180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	21641
Dialling codes	04167
Vehicle registration	STD
Website	www.apensen.de

Apensen is a municipality southwest of Hamburg (Germany). Apensen has a population of about 3,000, the area of 20.74 km² and belongs to the district Stade, Lower Saxony.

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.

Apensen is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Apensen.

Twin towns

Apensen is twinned with

• 24px Kolbuszowa in Poland