Flögeln

Flögeln () 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 Geestland.

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German location.type: Ortsteil
German location.Town: Geestland
German location.image_coa: DEU Flögeln COA.png
German location.image_photo: Luftaufnahmen Nordseekueste 2012 05 D50 by-RaBoe 213.jpg
German location.image_caption: Aerial view with the lakes of Dahlem-Halem (l), and of Flögeln (r)
German location.state: Niedersachsen
German location.district: Cuxhaven
German location.elevation: 0
German location.area: 25.26
German location.population: 626
German location.Stand: 2013-12-31
German location.postal_code: 27624
German location.area_code: 04745
German location.licence: CUX
German location.website: www.floegeln.de

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Official name: Flögeln
Population: 626
Area: 25.26
Elevation: 0
Official website: www.floegeln.de
Image: Luftaufnahmen Nordseekueste 2012 05 D50 by-RaBoe 213.jpg
Dialing code: 04745
Licence plate code: CUX

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postal code: 27624
Commons category: Flögeln
P8168: Leopold Schenk
native label: Flögeln
hashtag: Flögeln

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Flögeln () 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 Geestland.

==History== Flögeln belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180. The local prince-archiepiscopal vassals were the Ministeriales of Flögeln. On their emigration to Hamburg in 1375, where they adopted a civic career, they made over Flögeln proper and six more villages to the Neuenwalde Convent. Their was taken over by the prince-archbishopric as another military outpost.