CUXHAVEN (DISTRICT)

'Cuxhaven' is a district 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.

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History

Geography

Coat of arms

Towns and municipalities

External links

History

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

Geography

The district is often called Cuxland, which is rather a nickname than an official designation. 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

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

Towns	Samtgemeinden
#Cuxhaven#Langen 'Free municipalities' #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. Beverstedt'# Appeln # Beverstedt1# Bokel # Frelsdorf # Heerstedt # Hollen # Kirchwistedt # Lunestedt # Stubben	★ '4. Börde Lamstedt'# Armstorf # Hollnseth # Lamstedt1# Mittelstenahe# Stinstedt ★ '5. Hadeln'# Neuenkirchen # Nordleda # Osterbruch # Otterndorf1, 2 ★ '6. Hagen'# Bramstedt # Driftsethe # Hagen im Bremischen1# Sandstedt# Uthlede # Wulsbüttel	★ '7. Hemmoor'# Hechthausen # Hemmoor1, 2# Osten ★ '8. Land Wursten'# Cappel # Dorum1# Midlum # Misselwarden # Mulsum # Padingbüttel # Wremen ★ '9. Sietland'# Ihlienworth1# Odisheim # Steinau # Wanna
	1seat of the Samtgemeinde; 2town

External links

★ Official website

★ Cuxland touristical website