Döse

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.

Döse
Locality of Cuxhaven
Döse in Cuxhaven
Döse
Döse
Coordinates: 53°52′58″N 08°40′22″E
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictCuxhaven
TownCuxhaven
Elevation
2 m (7 ft)
Population
 (2006-12-31)
  Total12,773
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
27476
Dialling codes04721
Websitewww.cuxhaven.de

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%

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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