Otterndorf

Otterndorf (; ) is a town on the coast of the North Sea in the federal state of Lower Saxony, Germany, and is part of the collective municipality () of Land Hadeln. The town, located in the administrative district () of Cuxhaven, is at the mouth of the river Medem, part of the Elbe delta. The old town centre (Altstadt) features a number of half-timbered houses.

Key facts

German location.type: Stadt
German location.image_coa: DEU Otterndorf COA.svg
German location.image_skyline: Otterndorf rathaus.jpg
German location.image_caption: Town hall
German location.image_plan: Otterndorf in CUX.svg
German location.state: Niedersachsen
German location.district: Cuxhaven
German location.Samtgemeinde: Land Hadeln
German location.elevation: 0-6
German location.area: 33.55
German location.postal_code: 21762
German location.area_code: 04751
German location.licence: CUX
German location.Gemeindeschlüssel: 03 3 52 046
German location.website: www.otterndorf.de
German location.mayor: Thomas Bullwinkel
German location.party: CDU

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Encyclopedic overview

15 sections

Contents

History
The Crane House
The sinking of SS Kaffraria
The Church of St Severi
The saga of the Knight Macke
Economy
Galleries
Gallery of the Church
Personalities
Sons and daughters of the city
People who are connected to Otterndorf
Honorary citizen
Twin towns
References
External links

==History== Otterndorf belongs to the Land of Hadeln, first an exclave of the younger Duchy of Saxony and after its de facto dynastic partition in 1296 of the Duchy of Saxe-Lauenburg, established de jure in 1260. The first written evidence of the town of Otterndorf dates from the year 1261 in a document written by Godefridus who was a Priest. In 1400, Otterndorf was granted city rights by Eric IV, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg.

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