Assel
Assel is a village in Drochtersen, Stade, Lower Saxony. Assel is situated nearby to the hamlet Depenbeck, as well as near Ritschermoor.Places of Interest
Highlights include Schwarztonnensand and Grauerort Fortress.
Schwarztonnensand
Island
Schwarztonnensand is an island, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Assel.
Grauerort Fortress
Grauerort fortress is a German artillery fort on Elbe river about 9 km north of Stade which was built between 1869 and 1879 to defend the Port of Hamburg. Grauerort Fortress is situated 4 km east of Assel.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bützfleth and Engelschoff.
Bützfleth
Suburb
Bützfleth is a village with 5000 inhabitants in the north of the city Stade in Lower Saxony. It borders in the south to Götzdorf, in the northwest to Bützflethermoor and Depenbeck, in the north to Abbenfleth and in the east to the river Elbe. Bützfleth is situated 5 km southeast of Assel.
Engelschoff
Village
Engelschoff is a municipality in the district of Stade, Lower Saxony, Germany. Engelschoff is situated 8 km southwest of Assel.
Assel
- Type: Village
- Description: ortsteil of Drochtersen, Lower Saxony, Germany
- Categories: municipality in Germany, Ortsteil, and locality
- Location: Drochtersen, Stade, Lower Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
53.6909° or 53° 41′ 27″ north
Longitude
9.4351° or 9° 26′ 6″ east
Elevation
2 metres (7 feet)
United Nations Location Code
DE ASS
Open location code
9F5FMCRP+92
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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