Rocket experiments in the area of Cuxhaven, Lower Saxon Wadden Sea National Park

#4 among attractions in Lower Saxon Wadden Sea National Park

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Between 1933 and 1964 numerous rocket experiments were carried out in the area of Cuxhaven, Germany. ()

Local name: Raketenstarts in Cuxhaven Coordinates: 53°49'27"N, 8°33'39"E

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Rocket experiments in the area of Cuxhaven – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kugelbake, Aeronauticum, Döse, Fort Kugelbake.

6.9 miNE
View point, Lighthouse
Kugelbake, Cuxhaven
178 min walk • The Kugelbake is a historic maritime landmark situated in the coastal city of Cuxhaven, Germany. This wooden structure, standing at approximately 30 meters tall, has been guiding sailors and marking the northernmost point of Lower Saxony where the Elbe River flows into...
4.7 miSE
Military museum, Science museum, Museum
Aeronauticum, Nordholz
120 min walk • Aeronauticum is the official German maritime aircraft museum – located in Nordholz. The museum has a large collection of aircraft that has been used by the German Marine/Navy, among other places also in the adjacent Nordholz Naval Airbase.
6.2 miNE
Area
Döse, Cuxhaven
157 min walk • Döse the northernmost town in Lower Saxony, Germany at the point where the River Elbe flows into the North Sea. It is a borough of the city Cuxhaven and a popular seaside resort.
6.7 miNE
Museum, Historical place
Fort Kugelbake, Cuxhaven
171 min walk • Fort Kugelbake is a former naval fortress in Cuxhaven in today's Döse spa district. It is located on the last headland at the mouth of the Elbe River behind the sea dike near the Kugelbake sea mark that gives it its name.
6.5 miNE
Sacred and religious sites, Church
Church of the Sacred Heart, Cuxhaven
165 min walk • The Church of the Sacred Heart is a Catholic church in Cuxhaven, a district town in Lower Saxony. It belongs to the Cuxhaven parish of St. Mary in the deanery of Bremerhaven. Located at Strichweg 5B, it is the northernmost church in the diocese ...
6.3 miNE
53°52'30"N • 8°41'25"E
Sankt Petri, Cuxhaven
162 min walk • Sacred and religious sites, Church
5.9 miNE
53°51'46"N • 8°41'20"E
St. Marien, Cuxhaven
150 min walk • Church