The region between the

Elbe The Elbe (; cs, Labe ; nds, Ilv or ''Elv''; Upper and dsb, Łobjo) is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Giant Mountains of the northern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia (western half of the Czech Repu ...

and

Weser The Weser () is a river of Lower Saxony in north-west Germany. It begins at Hannoversch Münden through the confluence of the Werra and Fulda. It passes through the Hanseatic city of Bremen. Its mouth is further north against the ports of Bre ...

rivers (the triangle of

Bremen Bremen (Low German also: ''Breem'' or ''Bräm''), officially the City Municipality of Bremen (german: Stadtgemeinde Bremen, ), is the capital of the German state Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (''Freie Hansestadt Bremen''), a two-city-state consis ...

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, and

Cuxhaven Cuxhaven (; ) is an independent town and seat of the Cuxhaven district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. The town includes the northernmost point of Lower Saxony. It is situated on the shore of the North Sea at the mouth of the Elbe River. Cuxhaven has ...

) forms the Elbe–Weser triangle (german: Elbe-Weser-Dreieck; Northern Low Saxon: ''Elv-Werser-Dreeeck''), also rendered Elbe-Weser Triangle,''Anglo-Saxon settlement and landscape: papers presented to a symposium''
Oxford 1973, Volumes 6-7. Retrieved 17 Feb 2014. in

northern Germany Northern Germany (german: link=no, Norddeutschland) is a linguistic, geographic, socio-cultural and historic region in the northern part of Germany which includes the coastal states of Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Lower Saxony an ...

. It is also colloquially referred to as the ''Nasses Dreieck'' or "wet triangle". The Elbe–Weser triangle is a geographical

region In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t ...

and, historically and politically, corresponds roughly to the former territory of Bremen-Verden and formed the major part of the former Stade Region. Today the Elbe–Weser triangle belongs to

Lower Saxony Lower Saxony (german: Niedersachsen ; nds, Neddersassen; stq, Läichsaksen) is a German state (') in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ...

outside the borders of the Hanseatic cities. The Stade Regional Association (''Landschaftsverband Stade'') operates within the Elbe–Weser triangle as a regional cultural organisation.

Political divisions

State of Lower Saxony

Landkreis Cuxhaven Cuxhaven is a district (''Landkreis'') in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the east and clockwise) the districts of Stade, Rotenburg, Osterholz and Wesermarsch, the city of Bremerhaven and the North Sea. History The district was ...

Landkreis Stade Stade is a districts of Germany, district (''Landkreis'') in Lower Saxony, Germany. It has its seat in Stade and is part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region. History The district of Stade was established in 1932 by merging three smaller precurs ...

Landkreis Osterholz Osterholz is a district (''Landkreis'') in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise) the districts of Wesermarsch, Cuxhaven, Rotenburg and Verden, and by the city of Bremen. History Originally the prince-archbishop ...

Landkreis Rotenburg (Wümme) Rotenburg is a district (''Landkreis'') in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is landlocked by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Stade, Harburg, Heidekreis, Verden, Osterholz and Cuxhaven. History In medieval times the region was part o ...

(partially) *

Landkreis Verden Verden () is a ''Kreis'' (district) in the centre of Lower Saxony, Germany. Adjoining it are (from the northwest clockwise) the districts of Osterholz, Rotenburg, Heidekreis, Nienburg, and Diepholz, as well as the city of Bremen. Geography The ...

(partially)

Free Hanseatic city of Bremen

(major part) * Bremerhaven

Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg

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(minor parts)

Terrain and geology

The terrain is largely flat and comprises

mudflat Mudflats or mud flats, also known as tidal flats or, in Ireland, slob or slobs, are coastal wetlands that form in intertidal areas where sediments have been deposited by tides or rivers. A global analysis published in 2019 suggested that tidal fl ...

marsh A marsh is a wetland that is dominated by herbaceous rather than woody plant species.Keddy, P.A. 2010. Wetland Ecology: Principles and Conservation (2nd edition). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. 497 p Marshes can often be found at ...

bog A bog or bogland is a wetland that accumulates peat as a deposit of dead plant materials often mosses, typically sphagnum moss. It is one of the four main types of wetlands. Other names for bogs include mire, mosses, quagmire, and muskeg; a ...

and

geest Geest is a type of landform, slightly raised above the surrounding countryside, that occurs on the plains of Northern Germany, the Northern Netherlands and Denmark. It is a landscape of sandy and gravelly soils formed as a glacial outwash plai ...

, mainly the

Stade Geest The Stade Geest (German: ''Stader Geest''; Northern Low Saxon: ''Stoder Geest'') is a natural region of low, sandy heath (geest) in the North German Plain. It includes a large part of the Elbe-Weser Triangle between the cities of Hamburg, Bremen a ...

. Other areas are characterised by partially dried out bog, such as the

Teufelsmoor The Teufelsmoor is a region of bog and moorland north of Bremen, Germany. It forms a large part of the district of Osterholz, and extends into the neighbouring districts of Rotenburg ( Gnarrenburg municipality). Geography The depression is d ...

or the Altes Land and

raised bog Raised bogs, also called ombrotrophic bogs, are acidic, wet habitats that are poor in mineral salts and are home to flora and fauna that can cope with such extreme conditions. Raised bogs, unlike fens, are exclusively fed by precipitation ( ombro ...

s, like the Ahlenmoor, Langes Moor, Hymenmoor and

Königsmoor Königsmoor is a municipality in the district of Harburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia ...

, with peat layers of two to six metres. Typical of the scenery are broad ridges of geest, often covered with pine or mixed woods, heathland and natural rivers such as the Oste, Geeste,

Lower Elbe The Unterelbe or, in English usually the Lower Elbe, refers to the lower reaches of the river Elbe in Germany influenced by the tides. It starts at kilometre 586, at the sluice of Geesthacht, where the Elbe forms the border between Lower Sa ...

, Lune,

Hamme Hamme () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Hamme proper, Kastel Moerzeke, and . In 2018, Hamme had a total population of 24,827. The total area is 40.21 km². The cur ...

or the

Wümme Wümme () is a river in northern Germany, in the states Lower Saxony and Bremen, marking the border between the two states for part of its course. It is the main headstream of the Lesum. The Wümme's length is . Including the Lesum, that runs in ...

. In the northern part of the area the only ridge is the Wingst, up to high. The basis of the terrain is largely formed from the

moraine A moraine is any accumulation of unconsolidated debris (regolith and rock), sometimes referred to as glacial till, that occurs in both currently and formerly glaciated regions, and that has been previously carried along by a glacier or ice shee ...

s and meltwater deposits of the

Saalian glaciation The Saale glaciation or Saale Glaciation, sometimes referred to as the Saalian glaciation, Saale cold period (german: Saale-Kaltzeit), Saale complex (''Saale-Komplex'') or Saale glacial stage (''Saale-Glazial'', colloquially also the ''Saale-Eiszei ...

, the penultimate glaciation period of the

pleistocene The Pleistocene ( , often referred to as the ''Ice age'') is the geological Epoch (geology), epoch that lasted from about 2,580,000 to 11,700 years ago, spanning the Earth's most recent period of repeated glaciations. Before a change was fina ...

era. These have created the sand ridges of the geest with their typical

glacial erratic A glacial erratic is glacially deposited rock differing from the type of rock native to the area in which it rests. Erratics, which take their name from the Latin word ' ("to wander"), are carried by glacial ice, often over distances of hundred ...

boulders of granite and gneiss. The end moraines of the last ice age ( Weichselian ice age) did not reach this area. The contours of the land are much softer and flatter than, e.g. in the Holstein Switzerland.

Transport

The Elbe–Weser triangle is served by 3 motorways: the A 1 (

–

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), A 26 (

Stade Stade (), officially the Hanseatic City of Stade (german: Hansestadt Stade, nds, Hansestadt Stood) is a city in Lower Saxony in northern Germany. First mentioned in records in 934, it is the seat of the district () which bears its name. It is l ...

–

Horneburg Horneburg is a municipality southwest of Hamburg (Germany) in the district of Stade in Lower Saxony. Horneburg is also the seat of the ''Samtgemeinde'' ("collective municipality") Horneburg. History Horneburg belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric ...

) and A 27 ( Walsrode− Verden (Aller)–

– Bremerhaven–

). In addition there is a dense network of federal roads, the ''Bundesstraßen''. There are various railway links such as the ''Rollbahn'' main line from Bremen via Rotenburg (Wümme) to Hamburg, the Weser-Aller Line from Rotenburg via Verden to Minden, the Lower Elbe Railway from Hamburg to Cuxhaven and the Bremerhaven–Cuxhaven, Bremerhaven–Buxtehude (–Hamburg), Bremerhaven–Bremen and Bremen–Verden–Hanover railways. There are sea ports in Bremerhaven, Bremen, Cuxhaven and

Bützfleth Bützfleth is a village with 5000 inhabitants in the north of the city Stade in Lower Saxony. It borders in the south to Götzdorf, in the northwest to Bützflethermoor and Depenbeck, in the north to Abbenfleth and in the east to the river Elbe ...

. Inland shipping is able to use the rivers Aller, Oste and several canals; the Weser and Elbe can also be used by sea-going vessels. Regional airports and airfields are located at Bremerhaven-Luneort, Nordholz, Rotenburg-Luhne and Hellwege. Canals include the Elbe–Weser shipping channel.

Towns and villages

Achim, Anderlingen,

Agathenburg Agathenburg (in High German, in Low Saxon: ) is a municipality in the district of Stade, Lower Saxony, Germany. It was formerly known as Lieth. History Lieth, as it was originally named, belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, a terr ...

, Ahlerstedt, Alfstedt,

Apensen 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 Princ ...

Appeln Appeln is a village and a former municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 November 2011, it is part of the municipality Beverstedt. Appeln belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180. ...

, Armstorf, Aschwarden,

Axstedt Axstedt is a municipality in the district of Osterholz, in Lower Saxony, Germany. 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 unio ...

, Bad Bederkesa, Bargstedt,

Basdahl Basdahl is a municipality in the district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. History Basdahl belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180. Its parliament, the Bremian Estates (german: Stiftsstände), convened in diet ...

Beckdorf Beckdorf is a municipality in the district of Stade, Lower Saxony, Germany. 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 ...

Belum Belum is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. History Belum belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen. In the mid-16th century the inhabitants adopted Lutheranism. During the Leaguist occupation under Ti ...

Beverstedt Beverstedt is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 20 km southeast of Bremerhaven, and 40 km north of Bremen. Beverstedt belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen. In ...

Bliedersdorf Bliedersdorf (in High German, in Low Saxon: Bliersdörp) is a municipality in the district of Stade, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is east of Nottensdorf, southwest of Horneburg, and northwest of the simple dolmen megaliths of Grundoldendorf. ...

, Bokel, Bothel,

Bramstedt Bramstedt is a village and a former municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 January 2014, it is part of the municipality Hagen im Bremischen. Bramstedt belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen. In 1648 ...

Breddorf Breddorf is a municipality in the district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Breddorf belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180. In 1648 the Prince-Archbishopric was transformed into the Duchy of Bremen, which was ...

, Bremen-Borgfeld, Bremen-Blumenthal, Bremen-Burglesum, Bremen-Nord,

Bremen-Vegesack Vegesack is a northern district of the city of Bremen. Geography ''Vegesack'' is located about north from the centre of Bremen-city at the mouth of the river Lesum, beside the river Weser (). Abutting the district of Vegesack to the northwest is ...

, Bremerhaven,

Bremervörde Bremervörde () is a town in the north of the district (''Landkreis'') of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the Oste river near the centre of the "triangle" formed by the rivers Weser and Elbe, roughly equidistant from the cit ...

Brest Brest may refer to: Places *Brest, Belarus **Brest Region **Brest Airport **Brest Fortress *Brest, Kyustendil Province, Bulgaria *Břest, Czech Republic *Brest, France **Arrondissement of Brest **Brest Bretagne Airport ** Château de Brest *Brest, ...

Bülkau Bülkau is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. History Bülkau belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, a territory of imperial immediacy established in 1180. In the mid-16th century Bülkau adopted Lut ...

Bülstedt Bülstedt is a municipality in the district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Bülstedt belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180. In 1648 the Prince-Archbishopric was transformed into the Duchy of Bremen, which w ...

, Buxtehude,

Cadenberge Cadenberge (in High German, in Low Saxon: Cumbarg) is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 November 2016, the former municipality Geversdorf is part of the municipality Cadenberge. Cadenberge belonged to ...

, Cappel,

Deinste Deinste is a municipality in the district of Stade, Lower Saxony, Germany. 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 ...

, Deinstedt,

Dollern Dollern is a municipality in the district of Stade, Lower Saxony, Germany. In 2006 the population was 1,747. History Dollern belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180. In 1648 the Prince-Archbishopric was transformed ...

Dorum Dorum is a village and a former municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 January 2015 it has been part of the municipality Wurster Nordseeküste. The ''Land of Wursten'', a somewhat autonomous farmers' republ ...

Drangstedt Drangstedt is a village and a former municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 January 2015 it is part of the town Geestland. Drangstedt belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180. In 1 ...

Driftsethe Driftsethe is a village and a former municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 January 2014, it is part of the municipality Hagen im Bremischen. Driftsethe belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, establ ...

, Drochtersen, Düdenbüttel, Ebersdorf,

Elmlohe Elmlohe is a village and a former municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 January 2015 it is part of the town Geestland. It was a component municipality of the former Samtgemeinde Bederkesa. Toponymy and Co ...

Elsdorf Elsdorf is a town in the Rhein-Erft-Kreis, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated approximately 5 km south-west of Bergheim and 30 km west of Cologne. Notable people * Eugen Langen Carl Eugen Langen (9 October 1833 i ...

, Engelschoff, Farven,

Fintel Fintel is a municipality in the district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany and has about 3,000 inhabitants. It is located on the rivers Fintau and Ruschwede. History Fintel belonged to the Prince-Bishopric of Verden, established in 1180. ...

Fischerhude Fischerhude is a village located next to the Wümme river in northern Germany between Bremen and Hamburg. Fischerhude is part of the municipality of Ottersberg, in the district of Verden.''Historisches Gemeindeverzeichnis für die Bundesrepublik De ...

Flögeln Flögeln is a village and a former municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 January 2015 it is part of the town Geestland. History Flögeln belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180. T ...

Fredenbeck Fredenbeck is a municipality northwest of Hamburg (Germany) in the district of Stade in 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 r ...

Frelsdorf Frelsdorf is a village and a former municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 November 2011, it is part of the municipality Beverstedt. Frelsdorf belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in ...

Garlstedt Osterholz-Scharmbeck (; Northern Low Saxon: ''Oosterholt-Scharmbeek'') is a town and the capital of the district of Osterholz, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Osterholz-Scharmbeck is situated in between the cities of Bremen (city), Bremen and Bremerhave ...

Geversdorf Geversdorf is a village and a former municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 November 2016, it is part of the municipality Cadenberge. Geversdorf belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in ...

, Geestenseth,

Gnarrenburg Gnarrenburg is a municipality in the district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 15 km southwest of Bremervörde, and 40 km northeast of Bremen. Gnarrenburg belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Brem ...

Grasberg Grasberg is a municipality in the district of Osterholz, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 13 km southeast of Osterholz-Scharmbeck, and 20 km northeast of Bremen. History Before the cultivation and colonisation of ...

, Großenwörden,

Grünendeich Grünendeich is a municipality in the district of Stade, Lower Saxony, Germany. 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 ...

Guderhandviertel Guderhandviertel is a municipality in the district of Stade, Lower Saxony, Germany. 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 u ...

Gyhum Gyhum is a municipality in the Rotenburg (district), district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Gyhum belonged to the Archdiocese of Bremen, Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen. In 1648 the Prince-Archbishopric was transformed into the Duchy of B ...

Hagen Hagen () is the Largest cities in Germany, 41st-largest List of cities and towns in Germany, city in Germany. The municipality is located in the States of Germany, state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is located on the south eastern edge of the R ...

, Hambergen,

Harsefeld Harsefeld (in High German, in Low Saxon: Harsfeld; literally in ''horse field'') is a municipality situated south-west of Hamburg (Germany). Harsefeld has a population of c. 12,500 and belongs to the district of Stade, Lower Saxony. Harsefeld i ...

, Harriersand, Hammah, Hechthausen, Heilshorn,

Hemmoor Hemmoor () is a small town in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated near the river Oste, approx. 40 km northeast of Bremerhaven, and 25 km south of Brunsbüttel. History Hemmoor belonged to the Prince-Arch ...

Heerstedt Heerstedt is a village and a former municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 November 2011, it is part of the municipality Beverstedt. Heerstedt belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1 ...

Hepstedt Hepstedt is a municipality in the district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Hepstedt belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180. In 1648 the Prince-Archbishopric was transformed into the Duchy of Bremen, which was ...

Heeslingen Heeslingen is a municipality in the district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It has 4788 inhabitants. Heeslingen belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen. In 1648 the Prince-Archbishopric was transformed into the Duchy of Bremen, wh ...

, Himmelpforten,

Hipstedt Hipstedt is a municipality in the district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Hipstedt belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180. In 1648 the Prince-Archbishopric was transformed into the Duchy of Bremen, which wa ...

Hollern-Twielenfleth Hollern-Twielenfleth is a municipality in the district of Stade, Lower Saxony, Germany. History In the year 1059 the district Twielenfleth was founded. It then belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen. In 1648 the Prince-Archbishopric was t ...

Hollen Hollen is a village and a former municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 November 2011, it is part of the municipality Beverstedt. Hollen belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180. I ...

, Hollnseth, Holste,

Ihlienworth Ihlienworth (in High German, in Low Saxon: Helmworth) is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. History Ihlienworth belongs to the Land of Hadeln, first an exclave of the younger Duchy of Saxony and after its de ...

Jork Jork is a small town on the left bank of the Elbe, near Hamburg (Germany). Jork belongs to the district of Stade, in Lower Saxony. The town is the capital of the Altes Land, one of the biggest fruit growing areas in Europe, and Jork is home to a ...

, Kirchtimke,

Kirchwistedt Kirchwistedt is a village and a former municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 November 2011, it is part of the municipality Beverstedt. Kirchwistedt belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen. In 1648 the ...

Köhlen Köhlen is a village and a former municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 January 2015 it is part of the town Geestland. Köhlen belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180. In 1648, th ...

, Kuhstedt,

Kutenholz Kutenholz is a municipality in the district of Stade, Lower Saxony, Germany. 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 ...

, Lamstedt, Langen,

Langwedel Langwedel is a municipality in the district of Verden, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Weser, approx. 7 km northwest of Verden, and 30 km southeast of Bremen. Langwedel belonged to the Prince-Bishopr ...

Lauenbrück Lauenbrück is a municipality in the district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Lauenbrück belonged to the Prince-Bishopric of Verden, established in 1180. In 1648 the Prince-Bishopric was transformed into the Principality of Verden, whic ...

, Lilienthal,

Lintig Lintig is a village and a former municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 January 2015 it is part of the town Geestland. History Lintig belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180. In 16 ...

Lübberstedt Lübberstedt is a village located in the district of Osterholz in the German state of Lower Saxony. It is located north of Osterholz-Scharmbeck. Together with the villages of Hambergen, Axstedt, Holste and Vollersode, it forms the ''Samtgemeinde ...

, Loxstedt,

Lunestedt Lunestedt is a village and a former municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 November 2011, it is part of the municipality Beverstedt. History Lunestedt belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, establis ...

, Midlum,

Mittelnkirchen Mittelnkirchen (in High German, in Low Saxon: Mittelskark) is a municipality in the district of Stade, Lower Saxony, Germany. History Mittelnkirchen belonged - as to its government - to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180.Mi ...

, Mittelstenahe,

Mulsum Mulsum is a village and a former municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 January 2015 it is part of the municipality Wurster Nordseeküste. It is located on Wurster Landstraße, L129, between Dorum to the no ...

, Nordholz, Neuhaus (Oste), Neuenkirchen, Nordleda, Nottensdorf, Oberndorf, Odisheim,

Oerel Oerel is a municipality in the Rotenburg (district), district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Oerel belonged to the Archdiocese of Bremen, Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180. In 1648 the Prince-Archbishopric was transform ...

, Ohlenstedt, Osterbruch,

Osterholz-Scharmbeck Osterholz-Scharmbeck (; Northern Low Saxon: ''Oosterholt-Scharmbeek'') is a town and the capital of the district of Osterholz, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Osterholz-Scharmbeck is situated in between the cities of Bremen and Bremerhaven. Geography ...

, Ostereistedt, Osten, Otterndorf,

Ottersberg Ottersberg is a municipality in the district of Verden, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 20 km north of Verden, and 28 km east of Bremen. History Ottersberg belonged - as to its government - to the Prince-Archbis ...

Oyten Oyten ( nds, Eiten) is a municipality in the district of Verden, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 20 km northwest of Verden, and 15 km east of Bremen. Oyten belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, establi ...

Padingbüttel Padingbüttel (Northern Low Saxon: ''Padingbüddel'') is a village and a former municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 January 2015 it is part of the municipality Wurster Nordseeküste. History The Land of W ...

Rade Rade may refer to: * E De people, a people group in Southeast Asia also called "Rhade" or "Rade" * places in Lower-Saxony, Germany: ** Rade, Neu Wulmstorf, a village in the district of Harburg * places in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany: ** Rade, S ...

, Rhade,

Ringstedt Ringstedt (in High German, in Low Saxon ''Ringst'', literally in ''Ring Stead'') is a village and a former municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 January 2015 it is part of the town of Geestland. History Ri ...

Ritterhude Ritterhude (Northern Low Saxon: ''Hu’e'') is a municipality in the district of Osterholz, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Hamme, approx. 6 km southwest of Osterholz-Scharmbeck, and 13 km northwest of Bremen. Ge ...

Sandbostel Sandbostel is a municipality in Lower Saxony (''Niedersachsen'') in northwestern Germany, 43 km north-east of Bremen, 60 km west of Hamburg. It is part of the Samtgemeinde Selsingen. In 2013, it had 830 inhabitants. History Sandbostel ...

Sandstedt Sandstedt is a village and a former municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 January 2014, it is part of the municipality Hagen im Bremischen Hagen im Bremischen is a municipality in the district of Cuxhave ...

Sauensiek Sauensiek is a municipality in the district of Stade, Lower Saxony, Germany. Location The Litberg, the highest point in the district of Stade, lies within the municipality of Sauensiek. It has a height of 65 metres above sea level and has be ...

, Scharmbeckstotel, Schiffdorf, Schwanewede, Seedorf, Sellstedt,

Selsingen Selsingen is a municipality in the district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately southeast of Bremervörde, and northeast of Bremen, and is twinned with the English village of Sawston in Cambridgeshire. Selsin ...

Sottrum Sottrum is a municipality in the district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 11 km west of Rotenburg, and 30 km east of Bremen. Sottrum belonged to the Prince-Bishopric of Verden, established in 1180. ...

, Spaden,

, Steinau,

Steinkirchen Steinkirchen is a Municipalities of Germany, municipality in the district of Erding (district), Erding in Bavaria in Germany. References

Erding (district) {{Erding-geo-stub ...

, Stinstedt, Stotel,

Stubben Stubben is a village and a former municipality in the Cuxhaven (district), district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 November 2011, it is part of the municipality Beverstedt. The name means, roughly 'tree stump.' The area of Stubben ...

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Uthlede Uthlede is a village and a former municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 January 2014, it is part of the municipality Hagen im Bremischen. Uthlede belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established ...

, Vorwerk, Vollersode, Wanna, Wehdel, Westertimke,

Wilstedt Wilstedt is a municipality in the district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Wilstedt belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180. In 1648 the Prince-Archbishopric was transformed into the Duchy of Bremen, which was ...

, Wingst,

Worpswede Worpswede (Northern Low Saxon: ''Worpsweed'') is a municipality in the Osterholz-Scharmbeck, district of Osterholz, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the Teufelsmoor, northeast of Bremen (city), Bremen. The small town itself is located n ...

Wremen Wremen () is a village and a former municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 January 2015 it is part of the municipality Wurster Nordseeküste. The ''Land of Wursten'', a rather autonomous farmers' republic inc ...

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, Zeven.

Regions

* Altes Land *

Bremen Switzerland Bremen Switzerland (german: Bremer Schweiz; Northern Low Saxon: ''Bremer Swiez'') is an undulating geest landscape in the north of Bremen (Bremen Nord) and the adjacent district of Osterholz, and forms the western portion of the Osterholz Geest. I ...

* Land Hadeln *

Land Wursten Land Wursten is a former ''Samtgemeinde'' ("collective municipality") in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It was situated approximately southwest of Cuxhaven, and north of Bremerhaven. Its seat was in the village Dorum. It wa ...

Kehdingen Kehdingen is the name of a landscape in the north German district of Landkreis Stade, Stade on the Niederelbe, Lower Elbe, the lower reaches of the River Elbe. It extends roughly from the mouth of the Oste in the north to the town of Stade in the s ...

Osterholz Geest The Osterholz Geest (Northern Low Saxon: ''Oosterholter Geest'') is an undulating, sandy area of ground moraine between the city of Bremen and the towns of Bremerhaven and Bremervörde. Geography The Osterholz Geest forms the southern part of ...

* Wingst *

Wümme Depression The Wümme Depression (german: Wümmeniederung) is a bog, geest and forest landscape within the Elbe–Weser triangle in the German state of Lower Saxony. It belongs mainly to the district of Rotenburg and is part of the Stade Geest. To the sou ...

Historic territories

* Diocese and Archdiocese of (Hamburg-)Bremen (787-1180) * Prince-Bishopric of Verden (1180–1648) * Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen (1180-1648) * Land of Wursten (1180–1524) *

Land of Hadeln Land Hadeln is a historic landscape and former administrative district in Northern Germany with its seat in Otterndorf on the Lower Elbe, the lower reaches of the River Elbe, in the Elbe-Weser Triangle between the estuaries of the Elbe and Wes ...

(1296–1807 and 1814–1823) *

Duchy of Bremen ), which is a public-law corporation established in 1865 succeeding the estates of the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen (established in 1397), now providing the local fire insurance in the shown area and supporting with its surplusses cultural effor ...

(1648–1807 and 1814–1823), better known as part of Bremen-Verden * Principality of Verden (1648–1807 and 1814–1823), better known as part of Bremen-Verden * Westphalian (1810–1811) * French département

Bouches-de-l'Elbe Bouches-de-l'Elbe (; "Mouths of the Elbe", ) was a departments of France, department of the First French Empire in present-day Germany that survived for three years. It was named after the mouth of the river Elbe. It was formed in 1811, when the r ...

(1811–1814) * French département

Bouches-du-Weser Bouches-du-Weser (; "Mouths of the Weser"; , ) was a department of the First French Empire in present-day Germany. It was formed in 1811, when the region was annexed by France. Prior to the Napoleonic occupation, its territory had been divided bet ...

(1811–1814) * Stade Region (1823–1978)

Archaeology

In the Triangle, with its geest, moorland and bogs, there are large numbers of monuments and reminders of prehistoric and early historic and more recent historic times. These include: *Fortifications ( Heidenschanze, Holzurburg, Monsilienburg, Rosenburg) *

Castle A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars debate the scope of the word ''castle'', but usually consider it to be the private fortified r ...

s (Altenwalde, Pipinsburg) * Tumuli or barrows *

Megalith A megalith is a large stone that has been used to construct a prehistoric structure or monument, either alone or together with other stones. There are over 35,000 in Europe alone, located widely from Sweden to the Mediterranean sea. The ...

sites:

long barrows Long barrows are a style of monument constructed across Western Europe in the fifth and fourth millennia BCE, during the Early Neolithic period. Typically constructed from earth and either timber or stone, those using the latter material repres ...

, rectangular

dolmen A dolmen () or portal tomb is a type of single-chamber megalithic tomb, usually consisting of two or more upright megaliths supporting a large flat horizontal capstone or "table". Most date from the early Neolithic (40003000 BCE) and were somet ...

s, passage graves (Hohensteine, Grundoldendorf, Hünenstein,

) * Cists (Hagenah,

, Flögeln) * Wurts (

Feddersen Wierde Feddersen is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Berend Wilhelm Feddersen (1832–1918), German physicist *Ditlevine Feddersen (1727–1803), Norwegian poet and translator *Helga Feddersen (1930–1990), German actress, comedian an ...

) *the Gravenberg and Wanhödener Berg are mounds whose purpose has not been researched.

Places of interest

* Historische Altstadt in

Deutscher Olymp The Deutscher Olymp is a 62-metre-high elevation on the Wingst ridge within the boundary of the homonymous municipality in the district of Cuxhaven in the German state of Lower Saxony. The Deutscher Olymp was formed from an ice age moraine. ...

in der Wingst * Worpswede and

artists' colonies on the edge of the

Moor Express The Moor Express or Moorexpress is a heritage railway in the northern part of Lower Saxony in Germany. It runs between Stade and Osterholz-Scharmbeck passing through Bremervörde, Gnarrenburg and Worpswede. Services * Tickets for the special ...

between

and

Transporter bridge A transporter bridge, also known as a ferry bridge or aerial transfer bridge, is a type of movable bridge that carries a segment of roadway across a river. The gondola is slung from a tall span by wires or a metal frame. The design has been use ...

over the Oste *

Alte Liebe () is a novel in German written jointly by Elke Heidenreich and Bernd Schroeder. It is the story of a couple married in the 1960s, during the German student movement, and together for 40 years, but experiencing differences along the way. It is re ...

* The Ahlenmoor

References

Sources

*Landschaftsverband Stade: ''Geschichte des Landes zwischen Elbe und Weser: Band 1: Vor- und Frühgeschichte.'' Stade, 1995, 361 pp., *Landschaftsverband Stade: ''Geschichte des Landes zwischen Elbe und Weser: Band 2: Mittelalter (einschl. Kunstgeschichte).'' Stade, 1995, 534 pp., *Hans-Georg Trüper: ''Ritter und Knappen zwischen Weser und Elbe - Die Ministerialität des Erzstifts Bremen.'' 1178 pages, Vol. 12. In ''Schriftenreihe des Landschaftsverbandes Stade.'' Stade, 2000, *Hans-Eckhard Dannenberg, Norbert Fischer, Franklin Kopitzsch (eds.): ''Land am Fluss - Beiträge zur Regionalgeschichte der Niederelbe.'' Published by the regional association of the former Duchies of Bremen and Verden, Stade, 2006, 252 pp., . *Johannes Göhler: ''Wege des Glaubens - Beiträge zu einer Kirchengeschichte des Landes zwischen Elbe und Weser.'' Published by the regional association of the former Duchies of Bremen and Verden, Stade, 2006, 343 pp., . *Claudia Bei der Wieden: ''Erinnerungszeichen. Historische Grabmale zwischen Elbe und Weser (1231 - 1900).'' Published by the regional association of the former Duchies of Bremen and Verden, Stade, 2005. *Brage Bei der Wieden und Jan Lokers (eds.): ''Lebensläufe zwischen Elbe und Weser - Ein biographisches Lexikon, Vol. 1.'' 362 pages, Vol. 16 in der ''Schriftenreihe des Landschaftsverbandes Stade.'' Stade, 2002,

External links

Regional association of the former Duchies of Bremen and Verden
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