Döse

Döse
Locality of Cuxhaven
Döse
Coordinates: 53°52′58″N 08°40′22″E / 53.88278°N 8.67278°ECoordinates: 53°52′58″N 08°40′22″E / 53.88278°N 8.67278°E
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
Year	Pop.	±%
1826[1]	510	—
1847[2]	539	+5.7%
1905	2,230	+313.7%
2006	12,773	+472.8%

Gallery

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  The Evangelical Lutheran "Döser Kirche": Döse Church of St. Gertrud's

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  Beach at Döse

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  The Kugelbake, marking the northernmost point of Lower Saxony

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