Cuxhaven (district) explained

Cuxhaven
State:Lower Saxony
Capital:Cuxhaven
Area:2057.78
Kreisschlüssel:03352
District Admin:Thorsten Krüger
Admin Party:SPD
Carsign:CUX
Url:landkreis-cuxhaven.de
Image Coa:Wappen Landkreis Cuxhaven 2018.svg

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

align=left width=25%TownsSamtgemeinden
  1. Cuxhaven
  2. Geestland


Free municipalities

  1. Beverstedt
  2. Hagen im Bremischen
  3. Loxstedt
  4. Schiffdorf
  5. Wurster Nordseeküste
1. Börde Lamstedt
      1. Armstorf Hollnseth Lamstedt1
  1. Mittelstenahe

2. Hemmoor

    1. Hechthausen Hemmoor1, 2
3. Land Hadeln
  1. Belum
  2. Bülkau
  3. Cadenberge
  4. Ihlienworth
    1. Neuenkirchen Neuhaus (Oste)
    2. Nordleda Oberndorf
      1. Odisheim Osterbruch Otterndorf1, 2
      2. Steinau Wanna Wingst
1seat of the Samtgemeinde; 2town

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