Beverstedt

Municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany

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Location of Beverstedt within Cuxhaven district

(2019–24) Guido Dieckmann^[1] (Ind.)Area

• Total197.6 km² (76.3 sq mi)Elevation

14 m (46 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total13,738 • Density70/km² (180/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

27616

Dialling codes04747Vehicle registrationCUXWebsitewww.beverstedt.de

Beverstedt is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 20 km southeast of Bremerhaven, and 40 km north of Bremen.

Beverstedt belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen. In 1648 the Prince-Archbishopric was transformed into the Duchy of Bremen, which was first ruled in personal union by the Swedish and from 1715 on by the Hanoverian Crown. In 1823 the Duchy was abolished and its territory became part of the Stade Region.

Beverstedt was the seat of the former Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Beverstedt.^[3]

Transport

The municipality is connected to the road network by means of the Bundesstraße 71. It is also connected to the railway network by Stubben railway station.

References

^ "Verzeichnis der direkt gewählten Bürgermeister/-innen und Landräte/Landrätinnen". Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. April 2021.
^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
^ "Gesetz über die Neubildung der Gemeinde Beverstedt, Landkreis Cuxhaven. Vom 17. Februar 2011". Archived from the original on 2018-09-18. Retrieved 2016-01-21.