Lunestedt

Lunestedt
Ortsteil of Beverstedt

Aerial view in 2008

Coat of arms
Lunestedt
Coordinates: 53°26′N 08°45′E / 53.433°N 8.750°E / 53.433; 8.750Coordinates: 53°26′N 08°45′E / 53.433°N 8.750°E / 53.433; 8.750
Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Cuxhaven
Municipality Beverstedt
Area
  Total 17.25 km2 (6.66 sq mi)
Population (2010-12-31)
  Total 2,565
  Density 150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 27616
Dialling codes 04748
Vehicle registration CUX
Website www.lunestedt.de

Lunestedt is a village and a former municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 November 2011, it is part of the municipality Beverstedt.

History

Lunestedt 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. In 1807 the ephemeric Kingdom of Westphalia annexed the Duchy, before France annexed it in 1810. In 1813 the Duchy was restored to the Electorate of Hanover, which - after its upgrade to the Kingdom of Hanover in 1814 - incorporated the Duchy in a real union and the Ducal territory, including Lunestedt, became part of the new Stade Region, established in 1823.

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