Sauensiek | |
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Location of Sauensiek within Stade district  | |
 Location of Sauensiek | |
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| Coordinates:53°23′N9°36′E / 53.383°N 9.600°E /53.383; 9.600 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Stade |
| Municipal assoc. | Apensen |
| Subdivisions | 3 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rolf Suhr (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 31.37 km2 (12.11 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 36 m (118 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 2,598 |
| • Density | 82.82/km2 (214.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 21644 |
| Dialling codes | 04169 |
| Vehicle registration | STD |
| Website | www.sauensiek.de |
Sauensiek is a municipality in thedistrict of Stade,Lower Saxony,Germany.
TheLitberg, the highest point in the district of Stade, lies within the municipality of Sauensiek. It has a height of 65 metres abovesea level and has been designated as aprotected area.
Sauensiek belonged - as to its government - to thePrince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180.[2] In religious respect, however, Sauensiek formed part of theRoman Catholic Diocese of Verden until after 1566 its incumbent bishops lost papal recognition, except of a last Catholic bishop from 1630 to 1631, respectively.[2] In 1648 the Prince-Archbishopric was transformed into theDuchy of Bremen, which was first ruled inpersonal union by the Swedish Crown - interrupted by a Danish occupation (1712–1715) - and from 1715 on by theHanoverian Crown. TheKingdom of Hanover incorporated the Duchy in areal union and the Ducal territory became part of the newStade Region, established in 1823.
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