Cuxhaven

Germany / Niedersachsen / Cuxhaven /
Cuxhaven is a large independent town and seat of the Cuxhaven district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the shore of the North Sea at the mouth of the Elbe River. Cuxhaven has a footprint of 14 km (east-west) by 7 km (north-south). It is a popular vacation spot on the North Sea and home to about 52,000 residents.

Cuxhaven is home to an important fisherman's wharf and ship registration point for Hamburg as well as the Kiel Canal until 2008. Tourism is also of great importance.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuxhaven
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Coordinates:   53°51'49"N   8°42'30"E