Bad Bederkesa
Bad Bederkesa | |
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Aerial view with the Lake Bederkesa | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Bad Bederkesa
within Geestland | |
Location of Bad Bederkesa | |
Bad Bederkesa Bad Bederkesa | |
| Coordinates: 53°37′34″N 08°50′34″E / 53.62611°N 8.84278°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Cuxhaven |
| Town | Geestland |
| Area | |
• Total | 43.17 km2 (16.67 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2013-12-31) | |
• Total | 5,227 |
| • Density | 121.1/km2 (313.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 27624 |
| Dialling codes | 04745 |
| Vehicle registration | CUX |
| Website | geestland.eu |
Bad Bederkesa (German pronunciation: [baːt ˈbeːdɐkeːza]; Low German: Beers) is a village and a former municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 January 2015 it is part of the town of Geestland. It is situated approximately 20 km northeast of Bremerhaven, and 30 km southeast of Cuxhaven. Bad Bederkesa was the seat of the former Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Bederkesa, an administrative division consisting of several component municipalities.