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{{Short description|Sightseeing location in Germany}}
[[File:Otterndorf_kurgebiet_01.jpg|thumb|150px|View from dyke of Elbe estuary and dyke foreland with grassy beach in Otterndorf]]
'''Cuxland''', in a tourist sense, is the land between the [[River Weser]] and the mouth of the [[Elbe]] in the district of [[Landkreis Cuxhaven|Cuxhaven]] on Germany's [[North Sea]] coast.
== Concept ==
The term ''Cuxland'' is an artificial word that has purely been coined for tourist purposes and has no historic significance. It particularly refers to the resorts of the [[Land Wursten]] like [[Dorum]], [[Wremen]] and [[Midlum (Land Wursten)|Midlum]], but also the town of [[Cuxhaven]] and resorts of [[Sahlenburg]], [[Duhnen]] within its borough [[Döse]], as well as the town of [[Otterndorf]].
== Tourism ==
The central attractions of Cuxland are Sahlenburg, Duhnen und Döse, which have a well developed tourist infrastructure with [[restaurant]]s and [[hotel]]s to cater for various tastes, holiday apartments, an [[open air pool]], leisure facilities and shops.
The majority of the holidaymakers come from the German states of [[Lower Saxony]], [[North Rhine-Westphalia]], [[Bremen]] and [[Hamburg]]. With around 3 million overnight stays each year, Cuxhaven is the leading resort in Germany. The coastal villages in the collective municipality of [[Land Wursten]] and in the borough of Otterndorf are especially popular with families. Inland, spa facilities, cycling and riding are popular; the centre being [[Bad Bederkesa]].
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File:Dorumer Siel.JPG|Cutter harbour at Dorumer Tief in Dorum-Neufeld
File:Wattwagen, Rettungsbake.JPG|Mudflat car with day trippers in the Sahlenburger Watt near Cuxhaven, on the way to the [[Neuwerk (island)|island of Neuwerk]]
File:Cuxhaven_Duhnen_Watt_01(RaBoe).jpg|In the mudflats off Cuxhaven-Duhnen
File:Cuxhaven 07-2016 photo23 Kugelbake.jpg|Cuxhaven's symbol and the northernmost point in Lower Saxony: the [[Kugelbake]]
File:Otterndorf_medem_haus.JPG|In Otterndorf on the [[Medem (river)|Medem]]
File:Otterndorf -See Achtern Diek- 2005 by RaBoe.jpg|Otterndorf: lake of Achtern Diek
File:Bederkesa,_Burg_1.JPG|Castle in Bad Bederkesa
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== Use of the term "Cuxland" ==
A local holiday park company secured the rights to the word "Cuxland" since 1997 as a brand.
In summer 2008 there were disputes about this. In connection with that the county council decided in favour of the general and wide use of the term "Cuxland".
== External links ==
{{Commons|Cuxhaven%2C_district|Photographs of the county}}
* [http://www.cuxland.de Cuxland website]
* [http://www.landkreis-cuxhaven.de Website of Cuxhaven county]
{{coord missing|Lower Saxony}}
[[Category:Regions of Lower Saxony]]
[[Category:Cuxhaven (district)]]