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Langen, Cuxhaven

Coordinates: 53°37′N 8°35′E / 53.617°N 8.583°E / 53.617; 8.583
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Langen bei Bremerhaven
Langen Elementary School in 2012
Langen Elementary School in 2012
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Langen bei Bremerhaven is located in Germany
Langen bei Bremerhaven
Langen bei Bremerhaven
Langen bei Bremerhaven is located in Lower Saxony
Langen bei Bremerhaven
Langen bei Bremerhaven
Coordinates: 53°37′N 8°35′E / 53.617°N 8.583°E / 53.617; 8.583
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictCuxhaven
TownGeestland
Area
 • Total121.6 km2 (47.0 sq mi)
Elevation
14 m (46 ft)
Population
 (2013-12-31)
 • Total18,330
 • Density150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
27607
Dialling codes04743
Vehicle registrationCUX
Websitewww.langen-cux.de

Langen bei Bremerhaven is a town and a former municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 January 2015 it is part of the town Geestland. It is situated approximately 7 km north of the centre of Bremerhaven, and 30 km south of Cuxhaven.

History

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Langen belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180. In 1648 the Prince-Archbishopric was transformed into the Duchy of Bremen, which was first ruled in personal union by the Swedish Crown - interrupted by a Danish occupation (1712–1715) - and from 1715 on by the Hanoverian Crown. The Kingdom of Hanover incorporated the Duchy in a real union and the Ducal territory became part of the new Stade Region, established in 1823.

Langen with the flooded gravel pit Baggerkuhle I (Aerial view 2012)

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