| Steinkirchen im Alten Land | |
| Image Coa: | Wappen Steinkirchen.gif |
| Coordinates: | 53.55°N 45°W |
| Image Plan: | Steinkirchen_in_STD.png |
| State: | Niedersachsen |
| District: | Stade |
| Samtgemeinde: | Lühe |
| Elevation: | 7 |
| Area: | 9.55 |
| Postal Code: | 21720 |
| Area Code: | 04142 |
| Licence: | STD |
| Gemeindeschlüssel: | 03 3 59 039 |
| Website: | luehe.de |
| Mayor: | Sonja Zinke |
| Party: | CDU |
Steinkirchen (German: link=no|Steinkirchen im [[Altes Land|Alten Land]], Low German: Steenkark) is a municipality in the district of Stade, Lower Saxony, Germany.
The municipality is located in the Altes Land, the largest continuous orchard and fruit harvesting region in Europe. It is situated by the Elbe and Lühe rivers and is bordered by the municipalities (in clockwise order) Grünendeich, Jork, Mittelnkirchen, Guderhandviertel, Agathenburg and Hollern-Twielenfleth. The southeasterly third of the Elbe island Lühesand forms part of the municipal area.
It belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen. In 1648 the Prince-Archbishopric was transformed into the Duchy of Bremen, which was first ruled in personal union by the Swedish and from 1715 on by the Hanoverian Crown. In 1823 the Duchy was abolished and its territory became part of the Stade Region.
As of February 2020, the council is composed of:[1]
The mayoress of Steinkirchen is Sonja Zinke (CDU, elected as Independent) since 2014. Deputy mayor is Jürgen Michaelis (SPD).[2]
Three bus lines run by the KVG Stade stop in Steinkirchen. These are:[3]
These are part of the HVV and thus can be made use of with a regular ticket.[4]
Additionally, some school bus and company bus lines operate in Steinkirchen.
Steinkirchen is home to the Schulzentrum Lühe, a school complex with an elementary school[5] and an Oberschule.[6]