Wingst

Wingst

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Wingst

Coordinates: 53°43′N 9°4′E / 53.717°N 9.067°E / 53.717; 9.067Coordinates: 53°43′N 9°4′E / 53.717°N 9.067°E / 53.717; 9.067
Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Cuxhaven
Municipal assoc. Land Hadeln
Government
 • Mayor Klaus Föge
Area
 • Total 55.62 km2 (21.48 sq mi)
Elevation 9 m (30 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
 • Total 3,414
 • Density 61/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 21789
Dialling codes 04778
Vehicle registration CUX
Website www.wingst.de

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

Wingst 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. In 1807 the ephemeric Kingdom of Westphalia annexed the Duchy, before France annexed it in 1810. In 1813 the Duchy was restored to the Electorate of Hanover, which - after its upgrade to the Kingdom of Hanover in 1814 - incorporated the Duchy in a real union and the Ducal territory, including Wingst, became part of the new Stade Region, established in 1823.

References

  1. ↑ Landesbetrieb für Statistik und Kommunikationstechnologie Niedersachsen, 102 Bevölkerung - Basis Zensus 2011, Stand 31. Dezember 2015 (Tabelle K1020014)


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