Langen, Cuxhaven

Langen bei Bremerhaven
Ortsteil of Geestland
Langen Elementary School in 2012
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Langen bei Bremerhaven
Langen bei Bremerhaven Langen bei Bremerhaven
Coordinates: 53°37′N 8°35′E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Cuxhaven
Town	Geestland
Area
• Total	121.6 km2 (47.0 sq mi)
Elevation	14 m (46 ft)
Population  (2013-12-31)
• Total	18,330
• Density	150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	27607
Dialling codes	04743
Vehicle registration	CUX
Website	www.langen-cux.de

Langen bei Bremerhaven is a town and a former municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 January 2015 it is part of the town Geestland. It is situated approximately 7 km north of the centre of Bremerhaven, and 30 km south of Cuxhaven.

History

Langen 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.

Langen with the flooded gravel pit Baggerkuhle I (Aerial view 2012)