Cuxhaven
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| Coordinates | 53°52′00″N 08°42′00″E / 53.8666667°N 8.7°E |
| Administration | |
| Country | Germany |
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| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Cuxhaven |
| Mayor | Arno Stabbert |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 161.91 km2 (62.51 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2 m (7 ft) |
| Population | 52,095 (31 December 2005) |
| - Density | 322 /km2 (833 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | CUX |
| Postal codes | 27472, 27474, 27476, 27478 |
| Area codes | 04721-04724 |
| 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.
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