Cuxhaven

Cuxhoben (Low German)
Cuxhoben (Low German)
Town
	Coat of arms
	Location of Cuxhaven within Cuxhaven district
	Coordinates: 53°51′40″N 08°41′40″E / 53.86111°N 8.69444°ECoordinates: 53°51′40″N 08°41′40″E / 53.86111°N 8.69444°E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Cuxhaven
Government
• Lord mayor (2019–24)	Uwe Santjer (SPD)
Area
• Total	161.91 km2 (62.51 sq mi)
Elevation	2 m (7 ft)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	27472, 27474, 27476, 27478
Vehicle registration	CUX
Website	www.cuxhaven.de

Cuxhaven (/ˈkʊkshɑːvən/ kuuks-HAH-vən, German: [kʊksˈhaːfn̩]; Low German: Cuxhobencode: nds is deprecated ) is an independent town and seat of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. The town includes the northernmost point of Lower Saxony. It is on the shore of the North Sea at the mouth of the Elbe River.^[2] 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 popular vacation spots on the North Sea and home to about 52,000 residents.

Geographical and cultural background

The town is served by Cuxhaven station.

The island of Neuwerk is 8 kilometres (5 mi) off the coast from Cuxhaven.

Twin towns – sister cities

Cuxhaven is twinned with:^[3]

Binz, Germany (1990)
Hafnarfjörður, Iceland (1988)
Penzance, England, United Kingdom (1967–1974, 2009–present)
Sassnitz, Germany (1990)
Vannes, France (1963)

Cuxhaven Media

Water tower in Cuxhaven, Germany
The fishing harbour by the Fischmarkt
Bürgermeister O'Swald II was the world's largest manned lightship, the last lightship at position Elbe 1. It is now a B&B in Cuxhaven. Pictured on a visit to Ystad 12 July 2017.
Fishing boat in Outer Elbe / Wadden Sea at Cuxhaven, Germany
Cuxhaven station from the west 2008
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