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Town in Lower Saxony, Germany
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Cuxhaven is a seaside resort city in Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany on the mouth of the river Elbe on the North Sea coast. With roughly 3 million booked nights a year, it is one of the largest seaside resorts in Germany.
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Old Love
A former quai turned viewing platform at the entrance to the Cuxhaven harbour. Good view of passing ships. Loudspeakers announce their names and origin.
Small castle-like building near the Nordersteinstraße shopping area.
There's an old harbor and a new harbor
marks the geographic point where the Elbe river ends. Originally intended as a navigation aid, it is one of the more notable constructions in the region. It was incorporated in the Cuxhaven coat of arms when the city was incorporated and remains one of its primary landmarks.
A construction from the year 1884 that is used to communicate wind speed and direction to passing ships. It is still set every day.
Shipwreck Museum
Only museum in Europe that has shipwrecks as its topic.
A retired lighthouse-ship.
The museum is located near the Nordholz Naval Airbase. It comprises of indoor and outdoor expositions and has a large collection of aircraft that has been used by the German Navy. The museum with its cafe and a nice playground can easily be reached from motorway A27 between Cuxhaven and Bremerhaven and is well worth a visit for travelers with technical interests, as well as families with children. The webpage is in German only.
Restaurant, Offers various international dishes. Excellent service, very reasonable prices, pleasant place. Highly recommended.
(website only in German).
Family run B&B, cosy rooms, breakfast included.
Only chain hotel in Cuxhaven. Large premises with a swimming pool and sauna.
By car
Cuxhaven can be reached comfortably by motorway A27 from Bremen in about 1 hour (100 km). From Hamburg major road B73 (not Autobahn/motorway) takes you to Cuxhaven in about two hours.
By train
A real alternative to the car, especially when arriving from Hamburg, is a train drive to Cuxhaven.
By plane
Cuxhaven/Nordholz airport, which is adjacent to the Nordholz-Spieka airfield, is not used for civil flights as of 2025. The nearest bigger airports are in Hamburg and Bremen.
By boat
By bus
Information on local buses can be obtained from VNN - Verkehrsgemeinschaft Nordost-Niedersachsen
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