Cuxhaven (district)

Cuxhaven
—  District  —
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
Capital	Cuxhaven
Area
- Total	2,073 km2 (800.4 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2010)[1]
- Total	200,464
- Density	96.7/km2 (250.5/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 city of Cuxhaven lost its status as a district-free city 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.

Cities and municipalities

Cities	Samtgemeinden
Cuxhaven Langen Free municipalities Beverstedt 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. Hagen Bramstedt Driftsethe Hagen im Bremischen1 Sandstedt Uthlede Wulsbüttel 5. Hemmoor Hechthausen Hemmoor1, 2 Osten	6. Land Hadeln Ihlienworth Neuenkirchen Nordleda Odisheim Osterbruch Otterndorf1, 2 Steinau Wanna 7. Land Wursten Cappel Dorum1 Midlum Misselwarden Mulsum Padingbüttel Wremen
	1seat of the Samtgemeinde; 2town

References

1. ^ "Bevölkerungsfortschreibung" (in German). Landesbetrieb für Statistik und Kommunikationstechnologie Niedersachsen. 31 December 2009. http://www1.nls.niedersachsen.de/statistik/html/parametereingabe.asp?DT=K1000014&CM=Bev%F6lkerungsfortschreibung. 

External links

• Official website (German)
• Cuxland touristical website (German)

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