Bad Bederkesa

Bad Bederkesa
Aerial view with the Lake Bederkesa
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 / 53.62611; 8.84278
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictCuxhaven
TownGeestland
Area
 • Total
43.17 km2 (16.67 sq mi)
Elevation
9 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2013-12-31)
 • Total
5,227
 • Density121.1/km2 (313.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
27624
Dialling codes04745
Vehicle registrationCUX
Websitegeestland.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.