Hechthausen

Hechthausen
Municipality
Aerial view in 2012 with Oste
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Hechthausen within Cuxhaven district
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Coordinates: 53°39′N 09°14′E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Cuxhaven
Municipal assoc.	Hemmoor
Area
• Total	30.71 km2 (11.86 sq mi)
Elevation	2 m (7 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	3,498
• Density	110/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	21755
Dialling codes	04774
Vehicle registration	CUX
Website	www.hechthausen.de

Hechthausen is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

History

Hechthausen 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.

Coat of arms

The upper part of the arms, which displays a silver pike, winged and crowned with gold, comes from the coat of arms of Pomeranian family of Hechthausen.

The lower part of the arms, which displays three blue peaks, comes from the coat of arms of the Bremenian family of Marschalck von Bachtenbrock.