Buxtehude
Coat of arms	Location
Coordinates	53°28′37″N 9°42′4″E / 53.47694, 9.70111Coordinates: 53°28′37″N 9°42′4″E / 53.47694, 9.70111
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Stade
Town subdivisions	15 districts
Mayor	Jürgen Badur (Ind.)
Basic statistics
Area	76.49 km² (30 sq mi)
- Elevation	5 m  (16 ft)
Population	39,642  (31/12/2006)
- Density	518 /km² (1,342 /sq mi)
Other information
Postal code	21614
Area codes	04161, auch 04163, 04168
Licence plate code	STD
Website	www.stadt.buxtehude.de
Location of the town of Buxtehude within Stade district
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Buxtehude is a town at the Este River in Northern Germany in the district of Stade and part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region (Metropolregion Hamburg). Stade is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Metropolregion Hamburg (Hamburg Metropolitan Region) External links Metropolregion Hamburg - The official homepage ...

Overview

Buxtehude is a steadily growing middle town and the second largest in the district of Stade. It lies on the southern borders of the Altes Land and stretches to the outermost Neugraben district of the city of Hamburg in the west. East of it are the town of Horneburg and city of Stade and to the south side there are incorporated villages offering mostly upscale housing as do Ottensen and Apensen. Altes Land is an area of marshland south of the river Elbe in Hamburg and Lower Saxony around the towns of Stade, Buxtehude, Jork and the Samtgemeinde of Lühe. ... Horneburg is a community in the north west of Hamburg (Germany). ... Apensen is a commune north west of Hamburg (Germany). ...

Buxtehude is home to several large businesses and numerous smaller ones and retailers.

Overall Buxtehdue is made up of 19,393 male and 19,495 female residents. The religious makeup of the city is 46.31% Lutheran Protestant, 7.76% Roman Catholic and 39.88% others including other Christian denominations and Judaism. Married couples makeup 48.28%; single, widowed and divorced individuals account for 51.70% while registered same-sex relationships are represented with 0.02%.

Buxtehude is home to 91.79% Germans and 8.21% with other background, most of them being Filipino (33.09%), Turkish (10.65%) or Polish (7.24%).

History

• In 959 a settlement by the Este river is first noticed by history books. The farmer colony called "Bouchstadon" is given to the cloister of Madgeburg. Soon a wharf, "Hude", is established.
• 1135 the settlement is called "Buchstadihude" referring to the successful quay.
• 1197 two royal settlers found a Benedictine cloister in the near surrounding of the village. Due to the fertile soil and a partial participation in the saline of Lüneburg the wealth and population increase.
• 1280 the archbishop Giselbert orders the city to be bordered by city walls and fortification buildings including 7 peels and 3 town gates.
• By 1328 the city's town hall is mentioned first in history and the city is granted full town rights by Hamburg. By now "Buxtehude" is self-governing advancing to a trading town.
• 1485 the immensely wealthy "Master Halepaghen" as the cousin tutor of the mayor of Hamburg dies and donates his assets to the city for scholarships and caricatural purposes.
• 1600 's the hanseatic trade declines and cattle trade becomes majorly important. Besides Stade, Buxtehude is the only crossover over the Elbe river.
• In 1645 Buxtehude surrendered to the Swedish army and loses its independence. Trade and population recede dramatically.
• 1769 the cloister is torn down due to the secularization.
• The link road through the city in 1837 reanimates business and trade.
• 1845 is dominated by industrial boom with a paperfactory being installed on the former cloister ground.
• 1945 the population grows to 14,000. Much living space in Hamburg was bombed out and people flee to the suburbs and exurbs such as Buxtehude.
• 1958 Buxtehude is decided to be in charge of reconstructing much of Hamburg after the war and thus is heavily funded with government money.
• Lower Saxony incorporates 9 neighboring villages into the town in 1972 changing the structure of Buxtehude and creating a cluster of more than 30,000 inhabitants.
• 1983 the old part of town is pedestrianized.
• 1985 town twinning with Blagnac is undertaken.
• 1990 Ribnitz-Dammgarten in the former German Democratic Republic becomes the second sister city.

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Population

(each as of December 31st)

• 1998 - 36,531
• 1999 - 36,699
• 2000 - 36,699
• 2001 - 37,086
• 2002 - 37,466
• 2003 - 37,827
• 2004 - 37,827
• 2005 - 38,888

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Sister cities

• Blagnac, France, since 1985
• Ribnitz-Damgarten, Germany, since 1990

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Economy

Since 1881 Buxtehude has its own railroad station on the R50 line between Hamburg and Cuxhaven. Late 2007 this line is to be added to the system of the rapid transit Hamburg S-Bahn by the HVV. Location Coordinates Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Administration Country NUTS Region DE6 First Mayor Ole von Beust (CDU) Governing party CDU Votes in Bundesrat 3 (from 69) Basic statistics Area  755 km² (292 sq mi) Population 1,754,317 (11/2006)[1]  - Density 2,324 /km² (6,018... Cuxhaven beach at sunset Cuxhaven is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany, with about 55000 inhabitants. ... The Hamburg S-Bahn is the suburban S-Bahn railway network serving the city of Hamburg. ... HVV can stand for Hamburger Verkehrsverbund, coordinating organization for public transport in and around Hamburg, Germany Heidelberger Versorgungs- und Verkehrsbetriebe GmbH [1], organization providing water and power supply, public transport and parking facilities in and around Heidelberg, Germany the city part of UN/LOCODE for Hvidovre/Denmark (DK HVV) the...

Since 1928 there also is a second railroad line crossing Buxtehude, the EVB, (Elb-Verbindungs-Bahn - literally Elbe river connection trains) between Hamburg's outermost district and Bremerhaven on the coast of the North Sea. The Este river connects the city to the important Elbe river 6 miles north. Earlier in history this connection was used to ship goods into the small harbor, which still exists but has decreased in accessibility by city developments and aggradation. Bremerhaven is a city in the federal state of Bremen, Germany. ... This article is about a river in Central Europe. ...

A major highway, scheduled for completion in 2010, is going to connect the town to Hamburg.

Companies

Several major companies are set in Buxtehude:

• Unilever, an Anglo-Dutch company in the personal care and food sector.
• KID-Systeme GmbH, a Buxtehude-based supplier for airplane cabin electronics. Official Webpage
• Airbus S.A.S, the world's leading commercial aircraft manufacturer.
• Bacardi, the world's largest privately held, family-owned spirits company.
• INTERPANE, a German manufacturer of insulation glass. Official Webpage
• Pioneer Hi-Bred, a subdivision of the world's biggest American-based chemical producer DuPont, the world's largest developer and exporter of seeds Official Webpage.
• Nord Kalksandsteinwerke, a German producer of lime sand bricks and other building material Official Webpage.
• Niederelbe Schifffahrtsgesselleschaft, one of the largest German containerships shipping companies.

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Schools

• "Hochschule 21", a private college with a renowned architecture program. Official Webpage.
• "Gymnasium Halepaghen-Schule", local highschool. Former member in the "Quality Network for Schools" in Lower Saxony, Humanitarian School and rating highest in the county. Official Webpage German Wikipedia Site
• "Gymnasium Süd", local highschool Official Webpage German Wikipedia Site.
• "Volkshochschule Buxtehude", community college.
• "Malerschule", private art school.
• "Berufsbildende Schulen Buxtehude", public secondary schools for the sectors of economics, informatics and electrotechnics. Official Webpage.

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Culture

Buxtehude is known as "The Fairytale Capital" of the world. The tale of "The Bunny and the Hedgehog" by the Brothers Grimm is set in this town. Furthermore the name is used in numerous German tales. And thus people claim there actually does not exist a town by the name of Buxtehude. Thus the German proverb "...nach Buxtehude jagen" means to send someone too far. For information about the other uses of the name, see Brothers Grimm (disambiguation). ...

Museums

• Museum for Regional History and Art (seen in the article picture)

Local Dialects

German and a regional dialect called Low Saxon, which is rarely spoken now but can be still heard from old folks. Also one of the local high schools Halepaghen-Schule holds a Low Saxon reading contest each school year. Low Saxon (in Low Saxon, Nedersaksisch, Neddersassisch, Plattdüütsch or Nedderdüütsch) is any of a variety of Low German dialects spoken in northern Germany and the Netherlands. ... The Gymnasium Halepaghen-Schule (short HPS) is a Gymnasium in Buxtehude (Lower Saxony, Germany). ... Low Saxon (in Low Saxon, Nedersaksisch, Neddersassisch, Plattdüütsch or Nedderdüütsch) is any of a variety of Low German dialects spoken in northern Germany and the Netherlands. ...

Tourism

Buxtehude enjoys a good reputation as a warm, visitor-friendly town preserving its cultural and regional heritage without denying the future. Besides the beautiful old part of town, the main church of Sankt Petri (St. Peter) and the Zwinger are great places to pay a visit to. The Altes Land adjacent to Buxtehude and the close Elbe river serve as great get-aways for a bicycle tour or a long hike. Buxtehude can as well be used as your hub for tours to the nearby cities of Hamburg and Bremen. Altes Land is an area of marshland south of the river Elbe in Hamburg and Lower Saxony around the towns of Stade, Buxtehude, Jork and the Samtgemeinde of Lühe. ... This article is about a river in Central Europe. ... “Velo” redirects here. ... Location Coordinates Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Administration Country NUTS Region DE6 First Mayor Ole von Beust (CDU) Governing party CDU Votes in Bundesrat 3 (from 69) Basic statistics Area  755 km² (292 sq mi) Population 1,754,317 (11/2006)[1]  - Density 2,324 /km² (6,018... This article is about the city in Germany. ...

Regular events

For the interested visitor, some events held every year:

Buxtehuder Pistennacht

The Pistennacht is an event where bars, restaurants and clubs in the old part of town are open all night long. A stage downtown and some individual places offer live music.

Pfingstmarkt Neukloster

The Pfingstmarkt is the biggest fair in northern Germany along the national highway "B73". It is always held on the German holiday of Pfingsten exactly 50 days after Easter close to Buxtehude. It features 130 exhibitors with many rides including a Ferris Wheel and bumper cars as well as lottery booths, snack booths and sit-down food locations. In 2004 140.000 visitors flocked to the fair compared to 10.000 in 1904 and 100.000 in the 1970s. A Ferris wheel on the boardwalk in Ocean City, New Jersey, USA. A Ferris wheel (or, more commonly in the UK, big wheel) is a nonbuilding structure consisting of an upright wheel with passenger gondolas suspended from the rim. ... Bumper car at a small town fair Bumper car is the generic name for a type of flat ride consisting of several small electric cars that draw their power from an overhead grid, which is turned off by the operator at the end of a session. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (see link for calendar). ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979. ...

Altstadtfest

Like the Pistennacht, the Altstadtfest (literally: "Old Town") is held downtown. Every year on the first weekend of June the whole old part of town turns into a party with several stages with live music. Sunday morning the city's biggest flea market is held around the Fleth. For the occasion of Altstadtfest the town is decorated in the city colors of blue and yellow.

Weinfest

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External links

• Official site (German)
• photographs from Buxtehude

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