Osten
Oosten (Low German) | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Osten
within Cuxhaven district | |
 Location of Osten | |
Osten Osten | |
| Coordinates: 53°41′49″N 09°11′23″E / 53.69694°N 9.18972°E / 53.69694; 9.18972 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Cuxhaven |
| Municipal assoc. | Hemmoor |
| Subdivisions | 3 Ortsteile |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Carsten Hubert (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 47.99 km2 (18.53 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1 m (3.3 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)1 | |
• Total | 1,723 |
| • Density | 35.90/km2 (92.99/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 21756 |
| Dialling codes | 04771, 04776 |
| Vehicle registration | CUX |
| Website | www.hemmoor.de |
Osten (German: [ˈoːstn̩]; Northern Low Saxon: Oosten) is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Oste. Osten also means "East" in German.
History
Osten 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.