Döse

Döse
Locality of Cuxhaven
Döse
Coordinates: 53°52′58″N 08°40′22″E / 53.88278°N 8.67278°E / 53.88278; 8.67278Coordinates: 53°52′58″N 08°40′22″E / 53.88278°N 8.67278°E / 53.88278; 8.67278
Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Cuxhaven
Town Cuxhaven
Population (2006-12-31)
  Total 12,773
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 27476
Dialling codes 04721
Website www.cuxhaven.de

Döse (Low German: Döös) the northernmost town in Lower Saxony, Germany at the point where the River Elbe flows into the North Sea. It is a borough of the city Cuxhaven and a popular seaside resort. Döse is located west of Grimmershörn in the borough of Cuxhaven and is one of the tourist centres of the region of Cuxland.

History

Until 1937 Döse, like Cuxhaven, was part of the Land of Hamburg.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1826[1]510    
1847[2]539+5.7%
19052,230+313.7%
200612,773+472.8%

Gallery

References

  1. Neue allgemeine geographische und statistische Ephemeriden, Band 19. 1826, p. 368
  2. Franz Heinrich Neddermeyer: Zur Statistik und Topographie der Freien und Hansestadt Hamburg und deren Gebietes. 1847, p. 190


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