Lunestedt

Lunestedt
Ortsteil of Beverstedt
Aerial view in 2008
Coat of arms
Location of Lunestedt
Lunestedt Lunestedt
Coordinates: 53°26′N 08°45′E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Cuxhaven
Municipality	Beverstedt
Area
• Total	17.25 km2 (6.66 sq mi)
Elevation	5 m (16 ft)
Population  (2010-12-31)
• Total	2,565
• Density	150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	27616
Dialling codes	04748
Vehicle registration	CUX
Website	www.lunestedt.de

Lunestedt 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.

History

Lunestedt 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. In 1807 the ephemeric Kingdom of Westphalia annexed the Duchy, before France annexed it in 1810. In 1813 the Duchy was restored to the Electorate of Hanover, which - after its upgrade to the Kingdom of Hanover in 1814 - incorporated the Duchy in a real union and the Ducal territory, including Lunestedt, became part of the new Stade Region, established in 1823.