Stubben
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| Stubben | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Cuxhaven |
| Municipal assoc. | Beverstedt |
| Local subdivisions | 4 Ortsteile |
| Mayor | Gerhard Tienken (SPD) |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 8.62 km² (3.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Population | 1,506 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 175 /km² (452 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | CUX |
| Postal code | 27616 |
| Area code | 04748 |
| Website | www.beverstedt.de |
Stubben is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. The name means, roughly 'tree stump.' The area of Stubben was once a forest area full of deer and other wildlife.
Archaeological finds show that at least 10,000 years ago, reindeer hunters once lived in this region, and large stone tombs and finds from the Neolithic period indicate a continuous settlement since then. The town really began to grow when the Bremen and Bremerhaven railway line built a train station there, allowing the residents to get to the nearby cities where they worked. Stubben grew and merged with the former independent communities of Adelstedt, Brun, and Elfershude and with the Erbhof Plein, an area which previously belonged to neighbouring Bokel.
The Stubben railway station eventually developed into a major transhipment point for livestock, timber, fertilizer and agricultural products. A dairy was built near the station in 1904 (today a concrete factory). Today the railway line for Stubben a part of the local public passenger transit system. Bremen and Bremerhaven are within an hour away by train. Together with the importance of highway 134, with the Beverstedt Hagen and the Bundesautobahn 27, the town is the hub of many convenient transport links. The Stubben community has about 1,600 inhabitants and belongs to the Beverstedt municipality.
Today the town boasts a butcher shop, a doctor's office, a pharmacy and a restaurant with rooms, a bowling alley, a hairdresser salon, a flower shop, a video store, a gift shop, a pizza delivery service and a car repair shop with petrol station.
For leisure, there are sports facilities including a gym, football field and tennis courts. The town also has a voluntary fire brigade. Stubben has a seniors' meeting place and a youth centre. More shopping and cultural activities are only 4 km away in Beverstedt, which is also easily accessible by bicycle.
Schoolchildren are bused to Bokel and Beverstedt (2 and 4 km away) for most of their studies.
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