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Cuxhaven county (Germany)

Landkreis Cuxhaven, Lower Saxony

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[Cuxhaven County flag] 3:5 image by Jörg Majewski, 16 Dec 2007
Flag adopted 9 Oct 1979

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Cuxhaven county

county: Cuxhaven
county seat: Cuxhaven
area: 2,072.57 qkm
population: 205,276
divisions: 58 municipalities, incl. 53 in 9 Samtgemeinden*, 1 city, 3 towns
*A "Samtgemeinde" (SG*), also called "collective municipality" is a combination of several municipalities to an administrative community  in Lower Saxony.
Jörg Majewski, 16 Dec 2007

Cuxhaven county CoA

[Cuxhaven County arms] image by Jörg Majewski, 16 Dec 2007
adopted 11 Jun 1979

CUXHAVEN
State : Niedersachsen
Additions : 1977 Land Hadeln, Wesermünde
Origin/meaning:
The arms were granted on 11th June 1979.
The arms show St Nicholas, patron saint of seafarers and coastal people. The saint was part of the arms of the Land Hadeln district and a popular saint in many villages in the district. The coastline and the many dikes in the area are symbolised in the base of the arms.
Literature : Linder and Olzog, 1996.
Source: Ralf Hartemink.