Apensen

For other uses, see Apensen (Samtgemeinde).

Apensen
Municipality
Lutheran church in Apensen
Coat of arms
Location of Apensen within Stade district
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Coordinates: 53°26′09″N 09°36′56″E / 53.43583°N 9.61556°E / 53.43583; 9.61556
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Stade
Municipal assoc.	Apensen
Subdivisions	2
Government
• Mayor	Frank Buchholz (FW)
Area
• Total	20.74 km^2 (8.01 sq mi)
Elevation	39 m (128 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[1]
• Total	4,422
• Density	210/km^2 (550/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	21641
Dialling codes	04167
Vehicle registration	STD
Website	www.apensen.de

Apensen is a municipality southwest of Hamburg (Germany). Apensen has a population of about 3,000, the area of 20.74 km² and belongs to the district Stade, Lower Saxony.

It belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen. In 1648, the Prince-Archbishopric was transformed into the Duchy of Bremen, initially ruled in personal union by Sweden, and from 1715 onward by the Hanoverian Crown. In 1823, the Duchy was abolished and its territory became part of the Stade Region.

Apensen is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Apensen.

Twin towns

Apensen is twinned with

• Kolbuszowa in Poland

References

1. "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus 2022, Stand 31. Dezember 2023" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.