Land Hadeln 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 district of Cuxhaven, in

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 ...

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 ...

. Its seat is in the town Otterndorf. It was formed on 1 January 2011 by the merger of the former ''Samtgemeinden''

Hadeln Hadeln is a former ''Samtgemeinde'' ("collective municipality") in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It was situated in the Land of Hadeln near the mouth of the river Elbe, approximately 15 km east of Cuxhaven Cuxhaven (; ) is ...

and

Sietland Sietland is a former ''Samtgemeinde'' ("collective municipality") in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It was situated in the historical Land of Hadeln approx. 20 km southeast of Cuxhaven. Its seat was in the village Ihlie ...

. On 1 November 2016 the ''Samtgemeinde''

Am Dobrock Am Dobrock is a former ''Samtgemeinde'' ("collective municipality") in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated near the confluence of the rivers Oste and Elbe, approx. 25 km east of Cuxhaven, and 15 km south of ...

was merged into Land Hadeln. The ''Samtgemeinde'' Land Hadeln consists of the following municipalities: #

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 ...

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 ...

# Cadenberge #

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 ...

# Neuenkirchen #

Neuhaus (Oste) Neuhaus an der Oste (in High German, in Low Saxon: Neehuus) is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. History The area of today's Neuhaus belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180. In ...

Nordleda Nordleda is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Nordleda belonged to the Land of Hadeln, first an exclave of the younger Duchy of Saxony and after its de facto dynastic partition in 1296 of the Duchy of Saxe-La ...

# Oberndorf #

Odisheim Odisheim (in High German, in Low Saxon ''Godshem''; literally in en, Wotan's home or ''God's home'', respectively) is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Odisheim belongs to the Land of Hadeln, first an exclave ...

Osterbruch Osterbruch is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. History Osterbruch belongs to the Land of Hadeln, first an exclave of the younger Duchy of Saxony and after its de facto dynastic partition in 1296 of the Duch ...

Otterndorf Otterndorf () is a town on the coast of the North Sea in the federal state of Lower Saxony, Germany, and is part of the collective municipality (''Samtgemeinde'') of Land Hadeln. The town, located in the administrative district (''Landkreis'') of ...

# Steinau # Wanna #

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

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Cuxhaven (district) Samtgemeinden in Lower Saxony {{Cuxhaven-geo-stub