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Cuxhaven
Kugelbake, symbol of Cuxhaven
Kugelbake, symbol of Cuxhaven
Coat of arms of Cuxhaven
Coat of arms
Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Cuxhaven
Elevation
2 m (7 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)
 • Total 48,318
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
27472, 27474, 27476, 27478
Dialling codes 04721-04724
Vehicle registration CUX
Website www.cuxhaven.de

Cuxhaven is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. About 55,000 people live there. It is on the shore of the North Sea at the mouth of the Elbe River. Cuxhaven is the capital of the Cuxhaven district. It is a popular vacation spot on the North Sea.

In 1896, when the town was an exclave of Hamburg, the railway line from Bremerhaven Hauptbahnhof was built.

Images for kids

  • Cuxhaven 07-2016 photo04 Water tower

    Water tower in Cuxhaven.

  • Elbe 1 - Bürgermeister O´Swald II -- Ystad-2017

    Bürgermeister O´Swald II was the world's largest manned lightship, the last lightship at position Elbe 1. It is now B&B in Cuxhaven. In the picture on a visit to Ystad 12 July 2017.

  • Cuxhaven 07-2016 photo29 Outer Elbe

    A shrimp cutter returns

  • Carsten Niebuhr

    Carsten Niebuhr

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