Cuxhaven (district)

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Cuxhaven
District

Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
Capital	Cuxhaven
Area
• Total	2,073 km² (800 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2012)^[1]
• Total	198,115
• Density	96/km² (250/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Vehicle registration	CUX
Website	landkreis-cuxhaven.de

Cuxhaven is a district (Landkreis) in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the east and clockwise) the districts of Stade, Rotenburg, Osterholz and Wesermarsch, the city of Bremerhaven and the North Sea.

History

The district was established in 1977 by merging the former districts of Land Hadeln and Wesermünde. The town of Cuxhaven lost its status as a district-free town and became the capital of the new district.

Geography

The district is often nicknamed Cuxland. It is located on the coast of the North Sea and is enclosed by the river mouths of Elbe and Weser. The coasts are part of the Lower Saxony Wadden Sea National Park.

Coat of arms

The arms display Saint Nicholas, who is the patron saint of fishermen. The coast of the North Sea is symbolised at the bottom of the arms.

Towns and municipalities

Cities	Samtgemeinden
Cuxhaven Langen Free municipalities Beverstedt Hagen im Bremischen Loxstedt Nordholz Schiffdorf	1. Am Dobrock Belum Bülkau Cadenberge¹ Geversdorf Neuhaus (Oste) Oberndorf Wingst 2. Bederkesa Bad Bederkesa¹ Drangstedt Elmlohe Flögeln Köhlen Kührstedt Lintig Ringstedt	3. Börde Lamstedt Armstorf Hollnseth Lamstedt¹ Mittelstenahe Stinstedt 4. Hemmoor Hechthausen Hemmoor^{1, 2} Osten	5. Land Hadeln Ihlienworth Neuenkirchen Nordleda Odisheim Osterbruch Otterndorf^{1, 2} Steinau Wanna 6. Land Wursten Cappel Dorum¹ Midlum Misselwarden Mulsum Padingbüttel Wremen
	¹seat of the Samtgemeinde; ²town

Cities

Samtgemeinden

Free municipalities

1. Am Dobrock

2. Bederkesa

3. Börde Lamstedt

4. Hemmoor

5. Land Hadeln

6. Land Wursten

¹seat of the Samtgemeinde; ²town

References

↑ Landesbetrieb für Statistik und Kommunikationstechnologie Niedersachsen, Fortgeschriebene Einwohnerzahlen zum 31. Dezember 2012

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Landkreis Cuxhaven.

Official website (German)
Cuxland touristical website (German)

v t e Urban and rural districts in the state of Lower Saxony in Germany

Region	Hanover

Urban districts	Braunschweig Delmenhorst Emden Oldenburg Osnabrück Salzgitter Wilhelmshaven Wolfsburg

Rural districts	Ammerland Aurich Bentheim Celle Cloppenburg Cuxhaven Diepholz Emsland Friesland Gifhorn Goslar Göttingen Hamelin-Pyrmont Harburg Heidekreis Helmstedt Hildesheim Holzminden Leer Lüchow-Dannenberg Lüneburg Nienburg Northeim Oldenburg Osnabrück Osterholz Osterode Peine Rotenburg Schaumburg Stade Uelzen Vechta Verden Wesermarsch Wittmund Wolfenbüttel

Coordinates: 53°40′N 8°50′E / 53.67°N 8.83°E / 53.67; 8.83

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