The Zeven Geest (german: Zevener Geest), which is part of the

Stade Geest The Stade Geest (German: ''Stader Geest''; Northern Low Saxon: ''Stoder Geest'') is a natural region of low, sandy heath (geest) in the North German Plain. It includes a large part of the Elbe-Weser Triangle between the cities of Hamburg, Bremen a ...

, is an area of sandy terrain in the northeast of the German state of Lower Saxony. It is named after the town of Zeven.

Geography

The Zeven Geest lies in the Elbe-Weser Triangle between the cities of Hamburg,

Bremen Bremen (Low German also: ''Breem'' or ''Bräm''), officially the City Municipality of Bremen (german: Stadtgemeinde Bremen, ), is the capital of the German state Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (''Freie Hansestadt Bremen''), a two-city-state consis ...

and Bremerhaven. It covers the area between

Sottrum Sottrum is a municipality in the district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 11 km west of Rotenburg, and 30 km east of Bremen. Sottrum belonged to the Prince-Bishopric of Verden, established in 1180. ...

, Bremervörde,

Stade Stade (), officially the Hanseatic City of Stade (german: Hansestadt Stade, nds, Hansestadt Stood) is a city in Lower Saxony in northern Germany. First mentioned in records in 934, it is the seat of the district () which bears its name. It is l ...

, Buxtehude, Tostedt, Scheeßel and Rotenburg (Wümme). It borders in the west on the

Hamme-Oste Lowland The Teufelsmoor is a region of bog and moorland north of Bremen, Germany. It forms a large part of the district of Osterholz, and extends into the neighbouring districts of Rotenburg (Gnarrenburg municipality). Geography The depression is drain ...

and the

Teufelsmoor The Teufelsmoor is a region of bog and moorland north of Bremen, Germany. It forms a large part of the district of Osterholz, and extends into the neighbouring districts of Rotenburg (Gnarrenburg municipality). Geography The depression is dr ...

, in the south on the

Wümme Lowland Wümme () is a river in northern Germany, in the states Lower Saxony and Bremen, marking the border between the two states for part of its course. It is the main headstream of the Lesum. The Wümme's length is . Including the Lesum, that runs in ...

and in the northwest on the Wesermünde Geest.Landscape ID at www.bfn.de
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Administrative affiliation

The region of the Zeven Geest belongs administratively to the rural districts (''Landkreisen'') of

Verden Verden can refer to: * Verden an der Aller, a town in Lower Saxony, Germany * Verden, Oklahoma, a small town in the USA * Verden (district), a district in Lower Saxony, Germany * Diocese of Verden (768–1648), a former diocese of the Catholic Chur ...

Harburg Harburg may refer to: Places in Germany * Harburg (district), Lower Saxony * Harburg, Bavaria * Harburg, Hamburg, a borough of Hamburg ** Harburg (quarter), the former Hanoveran city of Harburg upon Elbe, now a quarter of Hamburg * Harburg-Wilhe ...

, Rotenburg (Wümme) and

, that were formerly part of the

administrative district.

Towns and villages

Apensen Apensen is a municipality southwest of Hamburg (Germany). Apensen has a population of about 3,000, the area of 20.74 km² and belongs to the district Stade, Lower Saxony. It belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen. In 1648 the Princ ...

* Bremervörde * Buxtehude *

Gnarrenburg Gnarrenburg is a municipality in the district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 15 km southwest of Bremervörde, and 40 km northeast of Bremen. Gnarrenburg belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Brem ...

Gyhum Gyhum is a municipality in the Rotenburg (district), district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Gyhum belonged to the Archdiocese of Bremen, Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen. In 1648 the Prince-Archbishopric was transformed into the Duchy of B ...

* Harsefeld * Heeslingen *

Ottersberg Ottersberg is a municipality in the district of Verden, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 20 km north of Verden, and 28 km east of Bremen. History Ottersberg belonged - as to its government - to the Prince-Archbis ...

Selsingen Selsingen is a municipality in the district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately southeast of Bremervörde, and northeast of Bremen, and is twinned with the English village of Sawston in Cambridgeshire. Selsin ...

* Sittensen *

Tarmstedt Tarmstedt is a municipality in the district of Rotenburg in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 25 km northwest of Rotenburg, and 25 km northeast of Bremen. History Tarmstedt belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bre ...

* Tostedt * Zeven

References

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