Geestland is a town in the
district of Cuxhaven, in
Lower Saxony
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,
Germany
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. It was formed on 1 January 2015 by the merger of the former municipalities of
Langen bei Bremerhaven,
Bad Bederkesa
Bad Bederkesa ( Northern Low Saxon: ''Beers'') 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 town of Geestland. It is situated approximately 20 km north ...
,
Drangstedt,
Elmlohe
Elmlohe 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 town Geestland. It was a component municipality of the former Samtgemeinde Bederkesa.
Toponymy and Co ...
,
Flögeln,
Köhlen,
Kührstedt,
Lintig and
Ringstedt.
Twin towns – sister cities
Geestland is
twinned with:
*
Tozeur
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, Tunisia
References
Cuxhaven (district)
Populated places established in 2015
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