Bokel, Lower Saxony

Ortsteil of Beverstedt in Lower Saxony, Germany

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Bokel in Beverstedt

53°23′N 08°46′E / 53.383°N 8.767°E / 53.383; 8.767CountryGermanyStateLower SaxonyDistrictCuxhaven MunicipalityBeverstedtSubdivisions5 OrtsteileArea

• Total20.96 km² (8.09 sq mi)Elevation

10 m (30 ft)Population

(2010-12-31)

• Total2,511 • Density120/km² (310/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

27616

Dialling codes04748Websitewww.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.