Hechthausen

Hechthausen
Hechthausen
Coordinates
Administration
Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Cuxhaven
Municipal assoc. Hemmoor
Basic statistics
Area 30.71 km2 (11.86 sq mi)
Elevation 2 m  (7 ft)
Population 3,447 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 112 /km2 (291 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate CUX
Postal code 21755
Area code 04774

Hechthausen is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Hechthausen belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180. In 1648 the Prince-Archbishopric was transformed into the Duchy of Bremen, which was first ruled in personal union by the Swedish Crown - interrupted by a Danish occupation (1712-1715) - and from 1715 on by the Hanoverian Crown. The Kingdom of Hanover incorporated the Duchy in a real union and the Ducal territory became part of the new Stade Region, established in 1823.

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