Stade has a lot to offer. No wonder, with a history of over one thousand years! History which can be seen not only in museums, but also as living history which can be experienced in the beautifully renovated old town.
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Stade is well-known for its diverse cultural aspects.
Numerous cultural institutions host events all the time. At the forefront is Stadeum, the culture and congress centre of the region.
The river landscape of the
Elbe is a Pandora's Box of mystery tours and surprises. The old harbours, ships, cranes and storehouses tell their own stories. The historic towns and picturesque villages are marked by their
maritime heritage.
Stade too emphasises its maritime side. Where once ships were unloaded, the goods weighed and, duties paid, waited to continue their journey, you can now find
small specialist shops,
friendly pubs and cafes with inviting terraces right by the water.
The Hanseatic harbour in the centre of the attractive old town with the old Eibewer boat Willi, or the town harbour, near the river, with the museum ship Greundiek and the sportsmen's boats moored there demonstrate that Stade's traditional connections with the water and shipping live on.
At the end of the Thirty Years' War, the duchies of Bremen and Verden were ceded to Sweden. Stade became the Swedish administrative capital. The Swedes fortified the town and between 1692 and 1705 erected a huge storehouse directly on the harbour. The storehouse building was used for various purposes and by various masters over the course of its colourful history, before becoming the property of the town itself in 1909. Today, the
Schwedenspeicher is used as the regional museum.
Stade, the city at the river Schwinge, finished building the culture and meeting centre STADEUM in 1989. Ever since then Stade has been
the cultural centre in the Elbe-Weser-Triangle. More than 80.000 visitorsâ p.a. come to the STADEUM and enjoy dance, theatre and entertainment in a casual atmosphere.
