Bokel, Lower Saxony

Bokel
Ortsteil of Beverstedt
Coat of arms of Bokel Coat of arms
Bokel
Coordinates:
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.