Hollern-Twielenfleth

Hollern-Twielenfleth is a municipality in the district of Stade, Lower Saxony, Germany.

Hollern-Twielenfleth
Aerial view
Coat of arms
Location of Hollern-Twielenfleth within Stade district
Hollern-Twielenfleth
Hollern-Twielenfleth
Coordinates: 53°36′N 9°32′E
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictStade
Municipal assoc.Lühe
Subdivisions3
Government
 • MayorTimo Gerke
Area
 • Total20.46 km2 (7.90 sq mi)
Highest elevation
2 m (7 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
 • Total3,333
 • Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
21723
Dialling codes04141
Vehicle registrationSTD
Websitewww.luehe-online.de

History

In the year 1059 the district Twielenfleth was founded. It then belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen. In 1648 the Prince-Archbishopric was transformed into the Duchy of Bremen, which was first ruled in personal union by the Swedish and from 1715 on by the Hanoverian Crown. In 1807 the ephemeric Kingdom of Westphalia annexed the Duchy, before 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 Hollern and Twielenfleth, became part of the Stade Region, established in 1823. Since 1976 the township Twielenfleth exists, which advocates to keep the town's name.

Geography
View of the Elbe in Hollern-Twielenfleth. The pylons on Lühesand belong to the Elbe crossing power lines.

The community is located in Altes Land (English: Old Land), the largest fruit orchard in Europe, directly by the Lower Elbe river (German: Unterelbe) between Stade and Hamburg. Besides the two districts Hollern and Twielenfleth there is Bassenfleth as the third one.

Politics

District Director: Tim Siol

District Council (Gemeinderat): The district council, elected on 10 September 2006, includes:

  • CDU 8 seats
  • SPD 3 seats
  • FWG 4 seats

(update: 10 September 2006)

Culture and Sights
Old lighthouse
  • Twielenfleth Mill „Venti Amica“ (lat. Friend of the Wind)
  • Twielenfleth St.-Marien-Church
  • Hollern St.-Mauritius-Church with pipe organ von Arp Schnitger (1690)
  • old Twielenfleth lighthouse

Traffic

In the community Hollern-Twielenfleth you can travel with several buses. The main bus line is 2357, which covers the following areas: Stade - Hollern-Twielenfleth - Steinkirchen - Jork - Hamburg-Cranz. All the bus lines are connected to the public transportation network of Hamburg (Hamburger Verkehrsverbund).

References
  1. Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen, LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle 12411: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2019.

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