| Type: | Ortsteil |
| Municipality: | Beverstedt |
| Image Coa: | Wappen Heerstedt.png |
| Coordinates: | 53.4656°N 8.7644°W |
| State: | Niedersachsen |
| District: | Cuxhaven |
| Elevation: | 11 |
| Area: | 18.89 |
| Population: | 453 |
| Stand: | 2010-12-31 |
| Postal Code: | 27616 |
| Area Code: | 04747 |
| Licence: | CUX |
| Divisions: | 3 Ortsteile |
| Website: | www.beverstedt.de |
Heerstedt 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.
Heerstedt 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 Heerstedt, became part of the new Stade Region, established in 1823.