Land Wursten
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Location of the Samtgemeinde Land Wursten within Cuxhaven district
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| Coordinates | 53°42′N 8°33′E / 53.7°N 8.55°ECoordinates: 53°42′N 8°33′E / 53.7°N 8.55°E |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Cuxhaven |
| Composition | 7 |
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| Area | 116.97 km2 (45.16 sq mi) |
| Population | 9,573 (31 December 2010)[1] |
| - Density | 82 /km2 (212 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Website | www.sglandwursten.de |
Land Wursten is a Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 20 km southwest of Cuxhaven, and 15 km north of Bremerhaven. Its seat is in the village Dorum.
The Samtgemeinde Land Wursten consists of the following municipalities:
[edit] History
The Land of Wursten, a rather autonomous farmers' republic in North Germany, had long been claimed by the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, until in 1524 it could be definitely be subjected. In 1648 the Prince-Archbishopric was transformed into the Duchy of Bremen, which was first ruled in personal union by the Swedish and from 1715 on by the Hanoverian Crown. In 1823 the Duchy was abolished and its territory became part of the Stade Region.
[edit] Emigrants from Land Wursten
Lower Saxony in the Kingdom of Hanover was the ancestral home to many emigrants who made their way from Germany to the United States and other parts of the world, usually via the port cities of Bremen and Bremerhaven. The 1860s was a particularly turbulent time in Hanover's history. The German wars and annexation of Hanover by Prussia in 1866 led some Land Wursten families to seek new opportunities abroad.
The number of emigrants from Land Wursten, their destinations and reasons for leaving is not known. A combination of political and economic reasons can be assumed. According to ship records, some emigrant families travelled via Bremerhaven to the United States (see also SS Adolphine).
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