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 2015)[1]
• Total	198,103
• 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

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Landkreis Cuxhaven.

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

Urban and rural districts in the state of Lower Saxony in Germany
Region	Hanover
Urban districts	Braunschweig Delmenhorst Emden Oldenburg Osnabrück Salzgitter Wilhelmshaven Wolfsburg
Rural districts	Ammerland Aurich Bentheim Celle Cloppenburg Cuxhaven Diepholz Emsland Friesland Gifhorn Goslar Göttingen Hamelin-Pyrmont Harburg Heidekreis Helmstedt Hildesheim Holzminden Leer Lüchow-Dannenberg Lüneburg Nienburg Northeim Oldenburg Osnabrück Osterholz Peine Rotenburg Schaumburg Stade Uelzen Vechta Verden Wesermarsch Wittmund Wolfenbüttel

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