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
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. 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:
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Cadenberge
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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 ...
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Neuenkirchen
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Oberndorf
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Steinau
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Wanna
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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 ...
References
Cuxhaven (district)
Samtgemeinden in Lower Saxony
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