District Cuxhaven Elevation 1 m (3 ft) Area 48 km² Population 1,941 (31 Dec 2008) | Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Local time Monday 6:04 PM Postal code 21756 | |
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Weather 16°C, Wind NW at 8 km/h, 43% Humidity | ||
Osten (IPA: [ˈoːstən], N. 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.
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Map of Osten, Germany
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.
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