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
Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude53.866667 degrees north 1 Elevation Band Climate Zone 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)
View the Source2. GeoNames: Cuxhaven - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 2939658
53.86828 8.69902 P PPLA3 DE 06 00 03352 03352011 52677 3 Europe/Berlin
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 3 m
View the Source 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, 8.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 53.75, 8.75
53.75 8.75 Cfb
Cuxhaven (Wikipedia)
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