Heerstedt

Ortsteil of Beverstedt in Lower Saxony, Germany

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Location of Heerstedt

53°27′56″N 08°45′52″E / 53.46556°N 8.76444°E / 53.46556; 8.76444CountryGermanyStateLower SaxonyDistrictCuxhaven MunicipalityBeverstedtSubdivisions3 OrtsteileArea

• Total18.89 km² (7.29 sq mi)Elevation

11 m (36 ft)Population

(2010-12-31)

• Total453 • Density24/km² (62/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

27616

Dialling codes04747Vehicle registrationCUXWebsitewww.beverstedt.de

Heerstedt 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.

Heerstedt 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, including Heerstedt, became part of the new Stade Region, established in 1823.