Himmelpforten

Himmelpforten
Himmelpoorten
Evangelical Lutheran St. Mary's Church
Location of Himmelpforten within Stade district
Location of Himmelpforten
Himmelpforten
Himmelpforten
Coordinates: 53°37′N 9°18′E / 53.617°N 9.300°E / 53.617; 9.300
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictStade
Municipal assoc.Oldendorf-Himmelpforten
Subdivisions3
Government
 • MayorLothar Wille (SPD)
Area
 • Total
18.29 km2 (7.06 sq mi)
Elevation
6 m (20 ft)
Population
 (2024-12-31)
 • Total
5,172
 • Density282.8/km2 (732.4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
21709
Dialling codes04144
Vehicle registrationSTD
Websitewww.himmelpforten.de

Himmelpforten (Low Saxon: Himmelpoorten) is a municipality west of Hamburg (Germany) in the district of Stade in Lower Saxony. It is located on the Horsterbeck creek. Himmelpforten is also part and the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Oldendorf-Himmelpforten.