Appeln

Coordinates: 53°27′13″N 8°53′51″E / 53.45361°N 8.89750°E / 53.45361; 8.89750
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Appeln
Coat of arms of Appeln
Appeln in Beverstedt
Appeln is located in Germany
Appeln
Appeln
Appeln is located in Lower Saxony
Appeln
Appeln
Coordinates: 53°27′13″N 8°53′51″E / 53.45361°N 8.89750°E / 53.45361; 8.89750
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictCuxhaven
MunicipalityBeverstedt
Area
 • Total14.52 km2 (5.61 sq mi)
Elevation
14 m (46 ft)
Population
 (2010-12-31)
 • Total428
 • Density29/km2 (76/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
27616
Dialling codes04747
Websitewww.beverstedt.de

Appeln 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.

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

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