Wischhafen

Wischhafen
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Coat of arms of Wischhafen Coat of arms
Wischhafen
Location of Wischhafen within Stade district 250px
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Stade
Municipal assoc.	Nordkehdingen
Government
• Mayor	Heinrich von Borstel (SPD)
Area
• Total	33.68 km2 (13.00 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)
• Total	3,004
• Density	89/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	21737
Dialling codes	04770, 04779
Vehicle registration	STD
Website	www.nordkehdingen.de

Wischhafen (low German Wischhoben) is a municipality in the district of Stade, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

History

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.

Geography

In the north of Wischhafen is the Elbe river. In the East is the South Elbe River. In the South of Wischhafen is the village Drochtersen. In the north are the two villages Freiburg and Oederquart.

Parts of the municipality

Wischhafen has the following parts:

• Hamelwörden
• Wischhafen
• Neuland
• Wolfsbruchermoor
• Neulandermoor
• Hamelwördenermoor.

Literature

• Hartmut Reichert u. a.: Chronik der Gemeinde Wischhafen, Stade 2001
• Hamelwörden. In: Heinrich Schmidt-Barrien: Aus meinen Jungensjahren. Uthlede, Hamelwörden und Barrien. 1902–1917. Heide 1992, Seite 26-127; ISBN 3-8042-0572-0

External links

• Media related to at Wikimedia Commons
• Homepage of the municipality Wischhafen