Geestland

For a type of landscape, see Geest.

Geestland
Town
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Geestland within Cuxhaven district
Geestland Show map of Germany Geestland Show map of Lower Saxony
Coordinates: 53°38′N 8°45′E / 53.633°N 8.750°E / 53.633; 8.750
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Cuxhaven
Government
• Mayor (2021–26)	Thorsten Krüge[1]
Area
• Total	356.56 km^2 (137.67 sq mi)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	31,186
• Density	87/km^2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	27607, 27624
Dialling codes	04704, 04707, 04708, 0471, 04742, 04743, 04745, 04756, 04765
Vehicle registration	CUX

Geestland (German pronunciation: [ˈɡeːstlant]) is a town in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It was formed on 1 January 2015 by the merger of the former municipalities of Langen bei Bremerhaven, Bad Bederkesa, Drangstedt, Elmlohe, Flögeln, Köhlen, Kührstedt, Lintig and Ringstedt.

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Geestland is twinned with:^[3]

• Tozeur, Tunisia

References

1. "Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 12. September 2021" (PDF). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. 13 October 2021.
2. "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus 2022, Stand 31. Dezember 2023" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
3. "Internationale Beziehungen". geestland.eu (in German). Geestland. Retrieved 2021-03-10.