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14-614: 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. 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 . The arms display Saint Nicholas , who

28-608: A museum and cruise ship terminal. On 15 March 1907 Cuxhaven gained city status within the state of Hamburg. In 1937 Cuxhaven became an urban district of the Stade Region within the Prussian Province of Hanover by the Greater Hamburg Act . In 1972 some municipalities of the neighboured rural district of Land of Hadeln were incorporated into the urban district of Cuxhaven. In 1977 Cuxhaven lost

42-492: A strategically important city as German authorities and civilians feared it would be the site of an Allied invasion. During the Second World War , the town hosted a base of a Wehrmacht radio network, codenamed BROWN, which transmitted data regarding experimental weapon developments, including rocketry. From this location the last ENIGMA -code encrypted message of the war was transmitted on 7 May 1945. It reported

56-519: Is twinned with: Cuxhaven has an oceanic climate ( Köppen : Cfb ; Trewartha : Dobk ), located on the coast of the Baltic Sea, the weather is noticeably warmer in winter and cooler in summer. The Cuxhaven weather station has recorded the following extreme values: Cuxhaven (district) Cuxhaven is a district ( Landkreis ) in Lower Saxony , Germany . It is bounded by (from

70-583: Is a beacon once used as a lighthouse ; the wooden landmark on the mouth of the Elbe marks the boundary between the river and the North Sea and also adorns the city's coat of arms. Ritzebüttel, today a part of Cuxhaven, belonged to the Land of Hadeln , first an exclave of the younger Duchy of Saxony and after its de facto dynastic partition in 1296 of the Duchy of Saxe-Lauenburg , established de jure in 1260. In 1394

84-517: Is home to an important fisherman's wharf and ship registration point for Hamburg as well as the Kiel Canal until 2008. Tourism is also of great importance. The city and its precursor Ritzebüttel belonged to Hamburg from the 13th century until 1937. The island of Neuwerk , a Hamburg dependency, is located just northwest of Cuxhaven in the North Sea. The city's symbol, known as the Kugelbake ,

98-653: Is not accessible to the public. It is not really a landmark, for many cities in Germany have a similar tower. The high-test peroxide (HTP) submarine U1407 was raised from where she had been scuttled in Cuxhaven after WWII and rebuilt by the British, being commissioned as HMS Meteorite . It was the catalyst for a series of German-made air-independent propulsion submarines such as the Type 212 and Type 214 . Cuxhaven

112-405: Is the patron saint of fishermen. The coast of the North Sea is symbolised at the bottom of the arms. Free municipalities 1. Börde Lamstedt 2. Hemmoor 3. Land Hadeln 53°40′N 8°50′E  /  53.67°N 8.83°E  / 53.67; 8.83 Cuxhaven Cuxhaven ( German: [kʊksˈhaːfn̩] ; Low German : Cuxhoben ) is a town and seat of

126-623: The Cuxhaven district , in Lower Saxony , Germany . The town includes the northernmost point of Lower Saxony. It is situated on the shore of the North Sea at the mouth of the Elbe River. Cuxhaven has a footprint of 14 kilometres (9 miles) (east–west) by 7 km (4 mi) (north–south). Its town quarters Duhnen , Döse and Sahlenburg are especially popular vacation spots on the North Sea and home to about 52,000 residents. Cuxhaven

140-495: The arrival of British troops and ends: "Closing down for ever – all the best – goodbye." Between 1945 and 1964 the Hermann-Oberth-Gesellschaft performed various civilian experiments in rocketry near Cuxhaven. The origins of tourism go back to the year 1816 when a seaside resort was founded in Cuxhaven. Since 1964 Cuxhaven has been a state-recognized climate seaside resort ( Seeheilbad ) and centre of

154-588: The city of Hamburg conquered the fortress of Ritzebüttel and made it its stronghold to protect the estuary of the river Elbe , which connects that city with the open sea. The Hamburg America Line built a large ocean liner terminal at Cuxhaven in 1900. Connected directly to Hamburg by a dedicated railway line and station, it served as the major departure point for German and European emigrants until 1969 when ocean liner travel ceased. The ornate assembly hall and associated buildings survived wartime damage and peacetime urban renewal to be restored in 1998 for use as

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168-411: The east and clockwise) the districts of Stade , Rotenburg , Osterholz and Wesermarsch , the city of Bremerhaven and the North Sea . 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. The district is often nicknamed Cuxland . It is located on

182-520: The so-called holiday region of Cuxland . The town is served by Cuxhaven station . The island of Neuwerk is situated 8 kilometres (5 mi) off the coast from Cuxhaven. At low tide the water recedes so far from the coast that the island can be reached either by mudflat hiking or by horse carriage . A modern landmark of Cuxhaven is the Friedrich-Clemens-Gerke Tower , a telecommunication tower built of concrete, which

196-553: The status as urban district and was integrated into the new rural District of Cuxhaven , being its capital. During the First World War Nordholz Airbase with its airship hangars , near Nordholz to the south of Cuxhaven, was one of the major Imperial German Navy airship stations. On Christmas Day 1914 it was attacked by Royal Navy seaplanes in the Cuxhaven Raid . It subsequently became

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