Grünendeich is a municipality in the
district of Stade,
Lower Saxony
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,
Germany
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It belonged to the
Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen
The Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen (german: Fürsterzbistum Bremen) — not to be confused with the modern Archdiocese of Hamburg, founded in 1994 — was an ecclesiastical principality (787–1566/1648) of the Holy Roman Empire and the Catholic ...
. In 1648 the Prince-Archbishopric was transformed into the
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 ...
, which was first ruled in
personal union
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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.
History
Place name
An old name of Grünendeich is Gronendike, which was used in the 15th and 16th century. It is believed that this name comes from "am grönen dīke" which is
Low German for "at the green levee".
Politics
Municipality council
As of February 2020, the council is composed of:
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Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU): 5 seats
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Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD): 2 seats
* Free voter's community (FWG): 2 seats
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Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne): 1 seat
Mayor/Mayoress
The
Mayor
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ess of Grünendeich is Inge Massow-Oltermann (FWG) since 2016. The deputy mayor is Gerd Dehmel (CDU).
Coat of arms
The coat of arms of Grünendeich consists of a shield ''parted per fess'' into silver and green. The upper, silver half is displaying a red-and-white-striped lighthouse with the gold, red-edged beacons reaching to the sides of the shield. The bottom, green half is displaying two silver
roses, representing the local fruit orchards.
Economy and infrastructure
Public transport
The Fähranleger Lühe, a ferry pier, is located in Grünendeich. From there, the ferry line Lühe-Schulau runs across the Elbe to
Wedel in Schleswig-Holstein.
This ferry is not part of the
HVV, the public transport association of Hamburg.
Furthermore, three bus lines run by the KVG Stade stop in Grünendeich. These are:
* 2357 Stade – Hollern-Twielenfleth – Steinkirchen – Jork – Hamburg-Cranz
* 2030 Buxtehude – Dammhausen – Jork – Borstel – Steinkirchen
* 2033 Grünendeich – Steinkirchen – Horneburg
These are part of the HVV and thus can be made use of with a regular ticket.
Additionally, some school bus and company bus lines operate in Grünendeich.
File:Stellwerk bei wetterndorf.jpg, Historic Aumühle signal box near Wetterndorf
File:Oberfeuer grünendeich 2.jpg, Grünendeich lighthouse
File:Maritim-Haus Lühe.jpg, Maritime museum
File:Orgel Grünendeich.jpg, Pipe organ in the Grünendeich Lutheran church
File:Grazing sheep on levee in Grünendeich, 2.jpg, Sheep grazing on the Grünendeich Elbe levee
File:CSCL Indian Ocean aground near Grünendeich, 7.jpg, CSCL Indian Ocean after running aground near Grünendeich in early February 2016
References
External links
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Municipalities in Lower Saxony
Stade (district)
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