Duhnen (toponym derived from
dune
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s) is a seaside resort (''Seebad'' ) along the
North Sea
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, from the centre of
Cuxhaven city,
Lower Saxony
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,
Germany
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. Duhnen is located northwest of
Berlin
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. In 1935 Duhnen was incorporated into the city of Cuxhaven, more than 100 years after the city had been established. Visitors to Hamburg's nearby island of
Neuwerk
Neuwerk (; ; ''Archaic English'': New Werk or Newark) is a tidal island in the Wadden Sea ("Mudflat Sea") a marginal part of North Sea along the German coast. The population in 2023 was 21. Neuwerk is located northwest of Cuxhaven, between th ...
commonly travel through Duhnen. It was at one time a remote fishing and farming village, but today is one of the tourist centres of
Cuxland.
Tourism
Most of the homes in the area are used as cottages and camping sites.
The main beach, known as Duhnen Beach, is a long, softly sloping sandy beach situated on the North Sea. There's also a pre-laid mud area along the ocean bed that has been used for mud racing (horse racing since 1902).
Horse racing
Horse and trotter racing along Duhnen Beach attracts about 30,000 spectators annually. The annual event begins when the mud flats, used as the racing track, are exposed by
ebbing tides.
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File:Cuxhaven Döse Deich 01(RaBoe).jpg, Central Duhnen
File:Cuxhaven duhnen 05.jpg, Mud flats along seabed
References
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Cuxhaven
Seaside resorts in Germany