Hechthausen
Hechthausen | |
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Aerial view in 2012 with Oste | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Hechthausen within Cuxhaven district | |
Hechthausen Hechthausen | |
| Coordinates: 53°39′N 09°14′E / 53.650°N 9.233°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Cuxhaven |
| Municipal assoc. | Hemmoor |
| Area | |
• Total | 30.71 km2 (11.86 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2 m (7 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 3,634 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 21755 |
| Dialling codes | 04774 |
| Vehicle registration | CUX |
| Website | www.hechthausen.de |
Hechthausen is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany.
History
Hechthausen 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.
Coat of arms
The upper part of the arms, which displays a silver pike, winged and crowned with gold, comes from the coat of arms of Pomeranian family of Hechthausen.[2]
The lower part of the arms, which displays three blue peaks, comes from the coat of arms of the Bremenian family of Marschalck von Bachtenbrock.[2]
References
- ^ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus 2022, Stand 31. Dezember 2023" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
- ^ a b Lembcke, Rudolf (1976). Kreis Land Hadeln : Geschichte und Gegenwart. OCLC 469399292.