Drochtersen

Drochtersen
Drochtersen
Location of Drochtersen within Stade district
Coordinates	53°42′N 9°23′E / 53.7°N 9.38333°E / 53.7; 9.38333Coordinates: 53°42′N 9°23′E / 53.7°N 9.38333°E / 53.7; 9.38333
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Stade
subdivisions	2 districts
Mayor	Hans-Wilhelm Bösch (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area	126.74 km2 (48.93 sq mi)
Elevation	2 m  (7 ft)
Population	11,857 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	94 /km2 (242 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	STD
Postal code	21706
Area codes	04143, 04148, 04775
Website	www.drochtersen.de

Drochtersen is a municipality in the district Stade, in Lower Saxony (Germany). It is located 45 km north west of Hamburg.

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.

Notable places

The Drochtersen Shot Tower is a 42 meter high shot tower owned by the Haentler & Natermann Jagd-Schrot & Hagel-Fabrik (Hunt pellet and hail fabrication) factory for the production of shot balls at the Elbe. This tower is not in use any more.

References

1. ^ "Bevölkerungsfortschreibung" (in German). Landesbetrieb für Statistik und Kommunikationstechnologie Niedersachsen. 31 December 2009. http://www1.nls.niedersachsen.de/statistik/html/parametereingabe.asp?DT=K1000014&CM=Bev%F6lkerungsfortschreibung.