Bokel, Lower Saxony

Bokel
Ortsteil of Beverstedt

Coat of arms
Bokel

Coordinates: 53°23′N 08°46′E / 53.383°N 8.767°E / 53.383; 8.767Coordinates: 53°23′N 08°46′E / 53.383°N 8.767°E / 53.383; 8.767
Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Cuxhaven
Municipality Beverstedt
Area
  Total 20.96 km2 (8.09 sq mi)
Population (2010-12-31)
  Total 2,511
  Density 120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 27616
Dialling codes 04748
Vehicle registration CUX
Website www.beverstedt.de

Bokel is a village and a former municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 November 2011, it is part of the municipality Beverstedt.

Bokel 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, including Bokel, became part of the new Stade Region, established in 1823.

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