Municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany
Balje | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Balje within Stade district  | |
  Balje  Balje | |
| Coordinates: 53°49′58″N 09°08′07″E / 53.83278°N 9.13528°E / 53.83278; 9.13528 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Stade |
| Municipal assoc. | Nordkehdingen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gerhard von Ahn (SPD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 58.09 km (22.43 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2 m (7 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 959 |
| • Density | 17/km (43/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 21730 |
| Dialling codes | 04752, 04753 |
| Vehicle registration | STD |
| Website | www.nordkehdingen.de |
Balje is a municipality in the: district of Stade, in Lower Saxony, Germany.
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.
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