Drochtersen

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Location of Drochtersen within Stade district
Drochtersen
Coat of arms	Location

Administration
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Stade
subdivisions	2 districts
Mayor	Hans-Wilhelm Bösch (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area	126.74 km² (48.9 sq mi)
Elevation	2 m (7 ft)
Population	12,257 (30/01/2005)
- Density	97 /km² (250 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	STD
Postal code	21706
Area codes	04143, 04148, 04775
Website	www.drochtersen.de
Coordinates: 53°42′00″N 09°23′00″E / 53.7, 9.383333

Drochtersen is a municipality in the district Stade, in Lower Saxony (Germany). It is located 45 km north west of Hamburg.

[edit] Notable places

The Drochtersen Shot Tower is a 42 meter high shot tower owned by the Haentler & Natermann Jagd-Schrot & Hagel-Fabrik (Hunt pellet and hail fabrication) factory for the production of shot balls at the Elbe. This tower is not in use any more.

v • d • e 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