Sietland is a former ''

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 ...

. It was situated in the historical

Land of Hadeln Land Hadeln is a historic landscape and former administrative district in Northern Germany with its seat in Otterndorf on the Lower Elbe, the lower reaches of the River Elbe, in the Elbe-Weser Triangle between the estuaries of the Elbe and Wes ...

approx. 20 km southeast of

Cuxhaven Cuxhaven (; ) is an independent town and seat of the Cuxhaven district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. The town includes the northernmost point of Lower Saxony. It is situated on the shore of the North Sea at the mouth of the Elbe River. Cuxhaven has ...

. Its seat was in the village Ihlienworth. On 1 January 2011 it merged with the ''Samtgemeinde''

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 ...

to form the new ''Samtgemeinde''

Land Hadeln Land Hadeln is a historic landscape and former administrative district in Northern Germany with its seat in Otterndorf on the Lower Elbe, the lower reaches of the River Elbe, in the Elbe-Weser Triangle between the estuaries of the Elbe and Wes ...

. The ''Samtgemeinde'' Sietland consisted of the following municipalities: #

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 ...

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 ...

# Steinau # Wanna

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