Langen, Cuxhaven Explained

Type:Ortsteil
Town:Geestland
Langen bei Bremerhaven
Image Coa:DEU Langen (Geestland) COA.svg
Coordinates:53.6167°N 43°W
State:Lower Saxony
District:Cuxhaven
Elevation:14
Area:121.6
Population:18330
Stand:2013-12-31
Postal Code:27607
Area Code:04743
Licence:CUX
Website:www.langen-cux.de

Langen bei Bremerhaven is a town and a former municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 January 2015 it is part of the town Geestland. It is situated approximately 7 km north of the centre of Bremerhaven, and 30 km south of Cuxhaven.

History

Langen 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 became part of the new Stade Region, established in 1823.