Driftsethe

Driftsethe
Driftsethe
Location of Driftsethe within Cuxhaven district
Coordinates	53°23′N 8°37′E / 53.38333°N 8.61667°E / 53.38333; 8.61667Coordinates: 53°23′N 8°37′E / 53.38333°N 8.61667°E / 53.38333; 8.61667
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Cuxhaven
Municipal assoc.	Hagen
Mayor	Heiner Schöne
Basic statistics
Area	15.37 km2 (5.93 sq mi)
Elevation	5 m  (16 ft)
Population	727 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	47 /km2 (123 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	CUX
Postal code	27628
Area code	04746
Website	www.driftsethe.de

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

Driftsethe 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 Driftsethe, became part of the new Stade Region, established in 1823.

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.