Английская Википедия:Bexhövede

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Bexhövede is a village in the Cuxhaven district of Lower Saxony, Germany which was incorporated into the municipality of Loxstedt in 1974. It is well known for being the origin of the noble Buxhoeveden family.

Its population as of the 2011 census is 2,100 residents.[1]

Name

The name "Bexhövede" comes from the Old Saxon "Buxhoevede" and means "origin of the brook" or "water source."[2] The bek, or stream from which Bexhövede gets its name is portrayed as a wavy bar on the chief of the town's coat of arms. The lower half of the escutcheon is derived from the arms of the Buxhoeveden family.[3]

Notable residents

See also

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