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Stade

Coordinates: 53°36′3″N 9°28′35″E / 53.60083°N 9.47639°E / 53.60083; 9.47639
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Stade
View of the old hanse-harbor of Stade
View of the old hanse-harbor of Stade
Coat of arms of Stade
Location of Stade
Map
Stade is located in Germany
Stade
Stade
Stade is located in Lower Saxony
Stade
Stade
Coordinates: 53°36′3″N 9°28′35″E / 53.60083°N 9.47639°E / 53.60083; 9.47639
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictStade
Government
 • MayorSilvia Nieber (SPD)
Area
 • Total110.03 km2 (42.48 sq mi)
Elevation
9 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total48,353
 • Density440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
21680, 21682–21684
Dialling codes04141, 04146
Vehicle registrationSTD
Websitewww.stade.de

Stade is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the seat of the district which is named the same as the city.

The city was founded in 994 when it was called "Stethu".[2] A city on the banks of the Lower Elbe it became an important market town, and a port. It was given a town charter in 1209.[2] From 1645 to 1712, the Stade was controlled by Sweden, who made it an important military town.[2] On May 26, 1659, the "Great Fire" destroyed more than half the city.[2]

References

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  1. "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "The 1,000 Year-old Town - STADE - Stade, Stethu, Lower Elbe, harbour, trade, 994, 1209, Swedish, Sweden, fire, town fire, Middle Ages, fortification, old town, Hansa". stade-tourismus.de. Retrieved 14 August 2010.