Admin. region Hanover Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Postal code 27612 Administrative region Hanover | Postal codes 27612 Dialling code 04703 | |
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Bexhövede is a town in the Cuxhaven district of Lower Saxony, Germany which was incorporated into the municipality of Loxstedt in 1974. It is well known for being the origin of the noble Buxhoeveden family.
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Name
The name "Bexhövede" comes from the Old Saxon "Buxhoevede" and means "origin of the brook" or "water source." The bek, or stream from which Bexhövede gets its name is portrayed as a wavy bar on the chief of the town's coat of arms. The lower half of the escutcheon is derived from the arms of the Buxhoeveden family.
Notable residents
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