Drochtersen

Drochtersen
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Coordinates: 53°42′N 09°23′E / 53.700°N 9.383°E / 53.700; 9.383Coordinates: 53°42′N 09°23′E / 53.700°N 9.383°E / 53.700; 9.383
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Stade
Subdivisions	2 districts
Government
• Mayor	Hans-Wilhelm Bösch (CDU)
Area
• Total	126.74 km2 (48.93 sq mi)
Elevation	2 m (7 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[1]
• Total	11,039
• Density	87/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	21706
Dialling codes	04143, 04148, 04775
Vehicle registration	STD
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.

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