Hechthausen
Municipality
Aerial view in 2012 with Oste
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Hechthausen within Cuxhaven district
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Coordinates: 53°39′N 09°14′E / 53.650°N 9.233°E / 53.650; 9.233
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Cuxhaven
Municipal assoc.	Hemmoor
Area
• Total	30.71 km2 (11.86 sq mi)
Elevation	2 m (7 ft)
Population  (2021-12-31)[1]
• Total	3,457
• Density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	21755
Dialling codes	04774
Vehicle registration	CUX
Website	www.hechthausen.de

Hechthausen is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

History

Hechthausen 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.

Coat of arms

The upper part of the arms, which displays a silver pike, winged and crowned with gold, comes from the coat of arms of Pomeranian family of Hechthausen.^[2]

The lower part of the arms, which displays three blue peaks, comes from the coat of arms of the Bremenian family of Marschalck von Bachtenbrock.^[2]