Cuxhaven

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Cuxhaven Cuxhoben (Low German)
Town
Kugelbake, symbol of Cuxhaven
Coat of arms
Location of Cuxhaven within Cuxhaven district
Cuxhaven Show map of Germany Cuxhaven Show map of Lower Saxony
Coordinates: 53°51′40″N 08°41′40″E / 53.86111°N 8.69444°E / 53.86111; 8.69444
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Cuxhaven
Government
• Lord mayor (2019–24)	Uwe Santjer[1] (SPD)
Area
• Total	161.91 km2 (62.51 sq mi)
Elevation	2 m (7 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	48,562
• Density	300/km2 (780/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	27472, 27474, 27476, 27478
Dialling codes	04721-04724
Vehicle registration	CUX
Website	www.cuxhaven.de

Cuxhaven (German: [kʊksˈhaːfn̩]; Low German: Cuxhoben) is a town and seat of 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.^[3] 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 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, 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.