Car hire Stade information
The co-founding city of the Hanseatic League is located in Northern Germany about three-quarters of an hour by hired car to the west of Hamburg. Stade is one of the oldest cities in Northern Germany and still possesses a medieval old town encompassed by historic fortifications and castle moats. This is where you can still recognize some of the splendour of days past. Approximately 46,000 people live in Stade.
The old town is one of the major sightseeing attractions in the city. Many visitors come to Stade by hired car to visit the Hanseatic harbour, the old town hall and Rosenstrasse. Others visit Alte Land on the south side of the Elbe River. This is the location of the largest contiguous orchard area in Central Europe. This area is also easily and conveniently explored by hired car. When the cherry and apple trees blossom this is an unforgettable sight for many visitors.