Holste

Holste
Coat of arms
Holste
Location of Holste within Osterholz district
Coordinates: 53°22′N 08°50′E / 53.367°N 8.833°E / 53.367; 8.833Coordinates: 53°22′N 08°50′E / 53.367°N 8.833°E / 53.367; 8.833
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Osterholz
Municipal assoc.	Hambergen
Government
• Mayor	Gerhard Müller (WG Holste)
Area
• Total	35.34 km2 (13.64 sq mi)
Elevation	27 m (89 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	1,326
• Density	38/km2 (97/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	27729
Dialling codes	04748
Vehicle registration	OHZ

Holste is a municipality in the district of Osterholz, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

It belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen. In 1648 the Prince-Archbishopric was transformed into the Duchy of Bremen, which was first ruled in personal union by the Swedish and from 1715 on by the Hanoverian Crown. In 1823 the Duchy was abolished and its territory became part of the Stade Region.