Osten

For other uses, see Osten (disambiguation).

Osten
Osten Transporter Bridge over the Oste with St. Peter's Church
Coat of arms
Osten
Location of Osten within Cuxhaven district
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Cuxhaven
Municipal assoc.	Hemmoor
Government
• Mayor	Carsten Hubert (CDU)
Area
• Total	48.0 km2 (18.5 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)
• Total	1,838
• Density	38/km2 (99/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	21756
Dialling codes	04771 und 04776
Vehicle registration	CUX
Website	www.hemmoor.de

Osten (IPA: [ˈoːstən], N. Low Saxon: Oosten) is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Oste. Osten also means "East" in German.

History

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