Oldendorf-Himmelpforten

Oldendorf-Himmelpforten is a Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") in the district of Stade, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It was formed on 1 January 2014 by the merger of the former Samtgemeinden Oldendorf and Himmelpforten. Its seat is in the village Himmelpforten.

The Samtgemeinde Oldendorf-Himmelpforten consists of the following municipalities:[1]

  1. Burweg
  2. Düdenbüttel
  3. Engelschoff
  4. Estorf
  5. Großenwörden
  6. Hammah
  7. Heinbockel
  8. Himmelpforten
  9. Kranenburg
  10. Oldendorf

As of May 2022, the collective municipality had a population of 18,326.[1] In April 2024, Oldendorf-Himmelpforten joint municipality introduced a four-day work week, becoming the first in the district of Stade to do so.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Zensus-Daten für die Samtgemeinde Oldendorf-Himmelpforten". NDR (in German). Retrieved 2024-09-08.
  2. ^ Ludewig, Dirk (28 March 2024). "Verwaltung führt die Vier-Tage-Woche ein". Kreiszeitung Wochenblatt (in German). Retrieved 2024-09-08.

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