Stade - a Maritime Experience

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 living history which can be experienced in the beautifully renovated old town. A tour of the town will make you want to see more. STADE Tourismus-GmbH is the agency for you, whether you would like to go on a guided tour of the town, seek accommodation, or plan a stay of several days. 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.

Maritime heritage of the city

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, can now be found small specialist shops, friendly pubs and cafés 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.

'Schwedenspeicher museum'

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.

• Schwedenspeicher museum (German)

Stadeum - Centre for culture and congresses

Stade, the city at the river Schwinge, finished building the culture and meeting centre “STADEUM“in 1989. Ever since then Stade is the cultural centre in the Elbe-Weser-Triangle. More than 80.000 visitors’ p.a. come to the “STADEUM“ and enjoy dance, theatre and entertainment in a casual atmosphere. The interior of the modern built house convinces visitors of concerts as much as participants of conferences. The secret of success is the succeeded synthesis of atmosphere, experience, organisation and technology.

• http://www.stadeum.de (German)

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