Stade

Stade Hansestadt Stade Hansestadt Stood
Town
View of the historic harbour in Stade
Coat of arms
Location of Stade within Stade district
Stade Show map of Germany Stade Show map of Lower Saxony
Coordinates: 53°36′3″N 9°28′35″E / 53.60083°N 9.47639°E / 53.60083; 9.47639
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Stade
Government
• Mayor (2019–24)	Sönke Hartlef[1] (CDU)
Area
• Total	110.03 km2 (42.48 sq mi)
Elevation	9 m (30 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	48,353
• Density	440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	21680, 21682–21684
Dialling codes	04141, 04146
Vehicle registration	STD
Website	www.stade.de

Stade (German pronunciation: [ˈʃtaːdə]), officially the Hanseatic City of Stade (German: Hansestadt Stade, Low German: Hansestadt Stood) is a city in Lower Saxony in northern Germany. First mentioned in records in 934, it is the seat of the district (Landkreis) which bears its name. It is located roughly 45 km (28 mi) to the west of Hamburg and belongs to that city's wider metropolitan region. Within the area of the city are the urban districts of Bützfleth, Hagen, Haddorf and Wiepenkathen, each of which have a council (Ortsrat) of their own with some autonomous decision-making rights.

Stade is located in the lower regions of the river Elbe. It is also on the German Timber-Frame Road.