Jork

Jork
Jork
Location of the town of Jork within Stade district
Coordinates	53°32′4″N 9°40′54″E / 53.53444°N 9.68167°E / 53.53444; 9.68167Coordinates: 53°32′4″N 9°40′54″E / 53.53444°N 9.68167°E / 53.53444; 9.68167
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Stade
Town subdivisions	7 districts
Mayor	Rolf Lühmann (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area	62.27 km2 (24.04 sq mi)
Elevation	4 m  (13 ft)
Population	11,758 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	189 /km2 (489 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	STD
Postal code	21635
Area code	04162
Website	www.jork.de

Jork is a small town on the left bank of the Elbe, near Hamburg (Germany).

Jork belongs to the district of Stade, in Lower Saxony. The town is the capital of the Altes Land, one of the biggest fruit growing areas in Europe, and Jork is home to a Fruit Research Center.^[2][3]

History

Jork was mentioned for the first time in a deed in 1221, then it belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen in secular respect. As to religion Jork belonged to the Diocese of Verden (till 1648). 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 British and Hanoverian Crown. In 1807 the ephemeric Kingdom of Westphalia annexed the Duchy, before France annexed it in 1810. In 1813 the Duchy was restored to the Electorate of Hanover, which - after its upgrade to the Kingdom of Hanover in 1814 - incorporated the Duchy in a real union and the ducal territory, including Jork, became part of the Stade Region, established in 1823. From 1885 to 1932 Jork served as the capital of the Prussian District of Jork, comprising Altes Land, the city of Buxtehude and its today component Neuland, then still an independent municipality. The former district forms since a part of today's District of Stade.

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  Borstel windmill

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  Museum Altes Land

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  Esteburg castle

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  Launch "Nordsee VII" passing the swing bridge at Jork-Estebrügge

Division of the town

Jork consists of 7 districts

• Borstel
• Estebrügge
• Hove
• Jork
• Königreich
• Ladekop
• Moorende

References

1. ^ "Bevölkerungsfortschreibung" (in German). Landesbetrieb für Statistik und Kommunikationstechnologie Niedersachsen. 31 December 2009. http://www1.nls.niedersachsen.de/statistik/html/parametereingabe.asp?DT=K1000014&CM=Bev%F6lkerungsfortschreibung. 
2. ^ R. Stehr: Screening of sweet cherry cultivars in northern Germany, International Society for Horticultural Science
3. ^ Seed and Plant Genetic Resources Service - AGPS,

External links

• Official site (German)