Cuxhaven (district)

Cuxhaven
District
Coat of arms
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
Capital	Cuxhaven
Area
• Total	2,057.78 km2 (794.51 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2013)
• Total	196,607
• 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

Towns	Samtgemeinden
Cuxhaven Geestland Free municipalities Beverstedt Hagen im Bremischen Loxstedt Schiffdorf Wurster Nordseeküste	1. Am Dobrock Belum Bülkau Cadenberge1 Geversdorf Neuhaus (Oste) Oberndorf Wingst	2. Börde Lamstedt Armstorf Hollnseth Lamstedt1 Mittelstenahe Stinstedt 3. Hemmoor Hechthausen Hemmoor1, 2 Osten	4. Land Hadeln Ihlienworth Neuenkirchen Nordleda Odisheim Osterbruch Otterndorf1, 2 Steinau Wanna
	1seat of the Samtgemeinde; 2town

External links

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