Drochtersen
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| Drochtersen | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| 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) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | STD |
| Postal code | 21706 |
| Area codes | 04143, 04148, 04775 |
| Website | www.drochtersen.de |
| Location of Drochtersen within Stade district | |
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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.
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