Neuendorf-Sachsenbande is a municipality in

Wilstermarsch Wilstermarsch is an ''Amt (subnational entity), Amt'' ("collective municipality") in the county of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated around Wilster, which is the seat of the ''Amt'', but not part of it. It is the lowest poi ...

, in the district of

Steinburg Steinburg () is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, administered from Itzehoe. It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise) the districts of Dithmarschen, Rendsburg-Eckernförde, Segeberg and Pinneberg, and by the Elbe River (and the d ...

, in

Schleswig-Holstein Schleswig-Holstein (; ; ; ; ; occasionally in English ''Sleswick-Holsatia'') is the Northern Germany, northernmost of the 16 states of Germany, comprising most of the historical Duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of S ...

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. The town is notable for containing the lowest accessible point in Germany, which is 3.54 m (11.61 ft) below

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History

The history of the town only dates back to April 15, 2003, when the town was formed from the merger of the municipalities of ''Neuendorf bei Wilster'' and ''Sachsenbande'' to the municipality of ''Bredensee.'' This new agglomeration was renamed ''Neuendorf-Sachsenbande.''

Economy

The land making up the municipality is mainly rural and involved in

agriculture Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, and forestry for food and non-food products. Agriculture was a key factor in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created ...

, but local registries indicate 30 small businesses in the municipality.

Politics

The local council counts one member of the

SPD The Social Democratic Party of Germany ( , SPD ) is a social democratic political party in Germany. It is one of the major parties of contemporary Germany. Saskia Esken has been the party's leader since the 2019 leadership election together wi ...

, five members of the CDU, and five Independents. The design of the coat of arms symbolizes several of the local geographic and political realities, such as the recent consolidation of the cities, the nationally prominent topographical depression, and the small river, the ''Wilster Au,'' which flows through the municipality.

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