Cuxhaven

Cuxhaven is a seaside resort city in Lower Saxony, Germany on the mouth of the river Elbe on the North Sea coast. With roughly 3 million booked nights a year, it is one of the largest seaside resorts in Germany.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cuxhaven station and Windstärke 10 – Shipwreck and Fishing Museum Cuxhaven.

Cuxhaven station

Railway station

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

Cuxhaven is a railway station located in Cuxhaven, Germany. The station is located on the Lower Elbe Railway and Bremerhaven–Cuxhaven railway and terminus for both lines.

Windstärke 10 – Shipwreck and Fishing Museum Cuxhaven

Museum

Photo: Gerd Fahrenhorst, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ritzebüttel Castle

Castle

Photo: Tuxyso, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ritzebüttel Castle in Cuxhaven was the residence of the Hamburg bailiffs, back when Ritzebüttel still belonged to the city of Hamburg. The castle, part of which dates back to the 14th century, is one of the oldest preserved secular buildings of the North German Brick Gothic style in the region and is now open to visitors.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Döse and Süder-Westerwisch.

Döse

Suburb

Photo: Tuxyso, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Döse the northernmost town in Lower Saxony, Germany at the point where the River Elbe flows into the North Sea. It is a borough of the city Cuxhaven and a popular seaside resort. Döse is situated 3½ km northwest of Cuxhaven.

Süder-Westerwisch

Suburb

Photo: Wikimedia, GFDL.

Süder-Westerwisch is a suburb.

Cuxhaven

Type: Locality with 49,700 residents
Also known as: “03352011”
Location: Cuxhaven, Lower Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

53.8584° or 53° 51′ 30″ north

Longitude

8.7091° or 8° 42′ 33″ east

Population

49,700

Elevation

2 metres (7 feet)

Open location code

9F5CVP55+9J

GeoNames ID

6557433

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In Other Languages

“Cuxhaven” goes by many names.

German: “Cuxhaven”
German: “Stadt Cuxhaven”

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Localities in the Area

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