Bokel | |
Type: | Ortsteil |
Municipality: | Beverstedt |
Image Coa: | Wappen Bokel.png |
Coordinates: | 53.3833°N 54°W |
Plantext: | Bokel in Beverstedt |
Image Plan: | Bokel in Beverstedt.svg |
State: | Niedersachsen |
District: | Cuxhaven |
Elevation: | 10 |
Area: | 20.96 |
Population: | 2511 |
Stand: | 2010-12-31 |
Postal Code: | 27616 |
Area Code: | 04748 |
Divisions: | 5 Ortsteile |
Website: | www.beverstedt.de |
Bokel is a village and a former municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 November 2011, it is part of the municipality Beverstedt.
Bokel 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. The Kingdom of Hanover incorporated the Duchy in a real union and the Ducal territory, including Bokel, became part of the new Stade Region, established in 1823.