Country Germany District Cuxhaven Elevation 9 m (30 ft) Area 65.11 km² Local time Wednesday 11:38 AM | State Lower Saxony Municipality Wurster Nordseeküste Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Population 7,560 (31 Dec 2008) Postal code 27637 | |
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Weather 11°C, Wind W at 27 km/h, 86% Humidity | ||
Nordholz is a village and a former municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 January 2015 it is part of the municipality Wurster Nordseeküste. It is situated approximately 25 km north of Bremerhaven, and 12 km southwest of Cuxhaven.
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Map of Nordholz, 27637 Wurster Nordseek%C3%BCste, Germany
History
Nordholz 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. In 1807 the ephemeric Kingdom of Westphalia annexed the Duchy, before France annexed it in 1810. In 1813 the Duchy was restored to the Electorate of Hanover, which - after its upgrade to the Kingdom of Hanover in 1814 - incorporated the Duchy in a real union and the Ducal territory, including Nordholz, became part of the new Stade Region, established in 1823.
Sights
Today, Nordholz houses the Aeronauticum, Germany's official museum of maritime aircraft and the adjacent Nordholz Naval Airbase.