Heinbockel is a municipality in the Stade (district), district of Stade, Lower Saxony, Germany. Heinbockel belonged to the Archdiocese of Bremen, Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180. In 1648 the Prince-Archbishopric was transformed into the Duchy of Bremen, which was first ruled in personal union by the Swedish Crown - interrupted by a Danish occupation (1712-1715) - and from 1715 on by the House of Hanover, Hanoverian Crown. In 1807 the ephemeric Kingdom of Westphalia annexed the Duchy, before First French Empire, France annexed it in 1810. In 1813 the Duchy was restored to the Electorate of Hanover, which - after its upgrade to the Kingdom of Hanover in 1814 - incorporated the Duchy in a real union and the Ducal territory, including Heinbockel, became part of the new Stade (region), Stade Region, established in 1823.

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Municipalities in Lower Saxony Stade (district) {{Stade-geo-stub