Oldendorf-Himmelpforten Explained

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. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. Burweg Düdenbüttel Engelschoff Estorf Großenwörden Hammah Heinbockel Himmelpforten
   2. Kranenburg Oldendorf

As of May 2022, the collective municipality had a population of 18,326. 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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Zensus-Daten für die Samtgemeinde Oldendorf-Himmelpforten . 2024-09-08 . NDR . de.
2. News: Ludewig . Dirk . 28 March 2024 . Verwaltung führt die Vier-Tage-Woche ein . 2024-09-08 . Kreiszeitung Wochenblatt . de.