Loxstedt
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Cuxhaven |
| Population | 16,302 (June 2005) |
| Area | 156.53 km² |
| Population density | 104 /km² |
| Elevation | 1 m |
| Coordinates | 53°28′ N 8°39′ E |
| Postal code | 27612 (old:2854) |
| Area code | 04744, 04703, 04740, 0471 |
| Licence plate code | CUX |
| Mayor | Klaus Kaliske (CDU) |
| Website | loxstedt.de |
Loxstedt is both a village and a parish in the district of Cuxhaven in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated south of Bremerhaven, covering an area of 156.53 km² with 16,431 inhabitants.
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[edit] Twin towns
Loxstedt's twin towns include:
[edit] Transportation
Loxstedt has three exits on the Bundesautobahn 27. The Bundesstraße 437, connecting the Stotel A27 exit to the Weser tunnel, has been constructed so that it can be easily upgraded to an autobahn. The Bundesautobahn 22, the so-called Küstenautobahn, which currently is in planning stage, will replace the B 437 in the future. The Bundesstraße 71 runs through Bexhövede and Stinstedt, connecting the parish to Bremerhaven and Beverstedt.
Public transport is mostly carried out by buses, the parish is a member of the Verkehrsverbund Bremen/Niedersachsen. A minicab scheme, carried out by BremerhavenBus, offers hourly connections to Bremerhaven and to Loxstedt railway station, where the Bremerhaven-Bremen RegionalBahn trains call at.[1] The station will be remodeled under the Bremen S-Bahn scheme, which is supposed to open by 2012.
[edit] Towns and villages in the parish
The parish consists of 21 villages, of which several include smaller settlements (number of inhabitants as of February 28, 2004) :
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