Sightseeing tour of the Stad

Stade is considered the oldest city in northern Germany and is only 53 km from Hamburg. It is located on the Schwinge River, which flows into the Elbe. In this fabulous city there are many ancient buildings with an interesting history. After World War II, the commune did not have the means to demolish old houses and rebuild a new city. Only in the 70s of the last century, when many industrial enterprises settled in the Stad, money flowed here by the river. Medieval buildings were restored, and the Stade became a pearl on the Schwinge River.

Over the years, it was very important as an administrative center, in the Middle Ages the city was a member of the Hanseatic League, so it took an active part in international trade.

During the Thirty Years' War in 1644. Stade was captured by Sweden and was a Swedish city until 1710. Several buildings of this era have survived to this day.

Walking tour we will start with a walk along the old rampart, which once surrounded the Stade, see the building of the former monastery of St. John, visit one of the churches of the city, where the organ of the famous Baroque master Arp Schnitger, see the old Town Hall.

Get acquainted with the history of some of the ancient buildings of the city, visit the Island - an open-air museum, telling about the life of the Stade and the surrounding area in the 18th - 19th centuries.

We will walk through the most beautiful place – the Fish Market, where the port of the city was once located, as evidenced by the restored old crane standing here in 1661. The house of the former mayor of the city in the style of the Weser Renaissance, an old Swedish warehouse, the house of the brewers, where now there is one of the best restaurants in the city, the Swedish arsenal - all of them tell interesting stories from the life of the cozy and peaceful city of Stade.