Land Wursten

Land Wursten
Flag of Land Wursten
Coat of arms of Land Wursten
Location of Land Wursten within Cuxhaven district
Land Wursten is located in Germany
Land Wursten
Land Wursten
Land Wursten is located in Lower Saxony
Land Wursten
Land Wursten
Coordinates: 53°42′N 8°33′E / 53.700°N 8.550°E / 53.700; 8.550
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictCuxhaven
Founded1974-03-01
DisbandedJanuary 2015
Subdivisions7
Area
 • Total
116.97 km2 (45.16 sq mi)
Population
 (2013-12-31)
 • Total
9,551
 • Density82/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Websitewww.sglandwursten.de

Land Wursten is a former Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It was situated approximately 20 km (12 mi) southwest of Cuxhaven, and 15 km (9.3 mi) north of Bremerhaven. Its seat was in the village Dorum. It was disbanded in January 2015, when its member municipalities merged into the new municipality Wurster Nordseeküste.