Steinkirchen, Lower Saxony

Steinkirchen im Alten Land
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Steinkirchen im Alten Land
Location of Steinkirchen im Alten Land within Stade district
Coordinates: 53°32′59″N 09°35′59″E / 53.54972°N 9.59972°E / 53.54972; 9.59972Coordinates: 53°32′59″N 09°35′59″E / 53.54972°N 9.59972°E / 53.54972; 9.59972
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Stade
Municipal assoc.	Lühe
Government
• Mayor	Michael Gosch (CDU)
Area
• Total	9.55 km2 (3.69 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
• Total	1,588
• Density	170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	21720
Dialling codes	04142
Vehicle registration	STD
Website	www.luehe-online.de

Steinkirchen (German: Steinkirchen im Alten Land) is a municipality in the district of Stade, Lower Saxony, Germany.

It 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 1823 the Duchy was abolished and its territory became part of the Stade Region.

Towns and municipalities in Stade (district)
Agathenburg Ahlerstedt Apensen Balje Bargstedt Beckdorf Bliedersdorf Brest Burweg Buxtehude Deinste Dollern Drochtersen Düdenbüttel Engelschoff Estorf Fredenbeck Freiburg Großenwörden Grünendeich Guderhandviertel Hammah Harsefeld Heinbockel Himmelpforten Hollern-Twielenfleth Horneburg Jork Kranenburg Krummendeich Kutenholz Mittelnkirchen Neuenkirchen Nottensdorf Oederquart Oldendorf Sauensiek Stade Steinkirchen Wischhafen

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