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Cuxhaven

Western Europe

Cuxhaven is a port town in Lower Saxony, Germany, and seat of the Cuxhaven district, situated on the North Sea at the mouth of the Elbe River and including the northernmost point of Lower Saxony. It serves as a gateway to the nearby Heligoland islands and, with its quarters of Duhnen, Doese and Sahlenburg, is home to about 52,000 residents and a popular North Sea vacation spot.

Facts
Population
49,443 1
Area (sq km)
161.91 1
Founding Year
1907 1
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Elevation (m)
2 1
Latitude
53.866667 degrees north 1
Longitude
8.7 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Sea Level 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 2
Sources
1. Cuxhaven (Wikidata)
  • P571 (inception)
    +1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
  • P1082 (population)
    population 49,443 (2025)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 53.866667, longitude 8.7
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 2 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 161.91 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 49443 (2025)
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2. GeoNames: Cuxhaven - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 2939658
    53.86828 8.69902 P PPLA3 DE 06 00 03352 03352011 52677 3 Europe/Berlin
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 3 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 53.75, 8.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 53.75, 8.75
53.75 8.75 Cfb
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Cuxhaven (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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