Lühe is a ''

Samtgemeinde A ''Samtgemeinde'' (; plural: ''Samtgemeinden'') is a type of administrative division in Lower Saxony, Germany. ''Samtgemeinden'' are local government associations of municipality, municipalities, equivalent to the ''Amt (administrative division ...

'' ("collective municipality") in the Altes Land west of

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(

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, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

). Lühe has a population of about 10,000 and belongs to the district of Stade,

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 ...

. The seat of the municipality is in Steinkirchen in Altes Land. Lühe is named after the river Lühe which runs through

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 ...

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 ...

, Neuenkirchen in Altes Land and Steinkirchen.

Component municipalities

The ''Samtgemeinde'' Lühe consists of the following municipalities: #

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 ...

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 ...

# Neuenkirchen in Altes Land # Steinkirchen in Altes Land Lühe-schulau-fähre

Samtgemeinden in Lower Saxony Populated riverside places in Germany Populated places on the Elbe {{LowerSaxony-geo-stub