What is Cuxhaven?
{{Infobox German location |type = Stadt |name = Cuxhaven |German_name = {{native name|nds|Cuxhoben}} |image_photo = Kugelbake2010.jpg |image_caption = [[Kugelbake]], symbol of Cuxhaven |image_coa = DEU Cuxhaven COA.svg |coordinates = {{coord|53|51|40|N|08|41|40|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |image_plan = Cuxhaven in CUX.svg |state = Niedersachsen |district = Cuxhaven |elevation = 2 |area = 161.91 |postal_code = 27472, 27474, 27476, 27478 |area_code = 04721-04724 |licence = CUX |Gemeindeschlüssel = 03 3 52 011 |website = [https://www.cuxhaven.de/ www.cuxhaven.de] |mayor = Uwe Santjer<ref name=mayor>{{cite web|url=https://www.statistik.niedersachsen.de/download/169156|title=Verzeichnis der direkt gewählten Bürgermeister/-innen und Landräte/Landrätinnen|date=April 2021|publisher=[[Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen]]}}</ref> |leader_term = 2019&ndash;24 |Bürgermeistertitel = Lord Mayor |party = SPD }} '''Cuxhaven''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|ʊ|k|s|h|ɑː|v|ən}} {{respell|KUUKS|hah|vən}}, {{IPA-de|kʊksˈhaːfn̩|lang}}; {{Lang-nds|Cuxhoben}}) is an independent town and seat of [[Cuxhaven (district)|Cuxhaven]], in [[Lower Saxony]], [[Germany]]. The town includes the northernmost point of Lower Saxony. It is on the shore of the [[North Sea]] at the mouth of the [[Elbe]] River.<ref>{{cite EB1911 |wstitle=Cuxhaven |volume=7 |page=677}}</ref> Cuxhaven has a footprint of {{convert|14|km|0|abbr=off}} (east–west) by {{convert|7|km|0|abbr=on}} (north–south). Its town quarters [[Duhnen]], [[Döse]] and [[Sahlenburg]] are popular vacation spots on the [[North Sea]] and home to about 52,000 residents. == Geographical and cultural background == The town is served by [[Cuxhaven station]]. The island of [[Neuwerk]] is {{convert|8|km|0}} off the coast from Cuxhaven. ==Twin towns – sister cities== Cuxhaven is [[Sister city|twinned]] with:<ref>{{cite web|title=Städte|url=https://www.cuxhaven.de/staticsite/stati