# Stubben

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For Stubben in the district of Lauenburg, see [Stubben, Schleswig-Holstein](/source/Stubben,_Schleswig-Holstein).

**Stubben** is a village and a former municipality in the [district of Cuxhaven](/source/Cuxhaven_(district)), in [Lower Saxony](/source/Lower_Saxony), [Germany](/source/Germany). Since 1 November 2011, it is part of the municipality [Beverstedt](/source/Beverstedt). The name means, roughly 'tree stump.' The area of Stubben was once a forest area full of deer and other wildlife.

Archaeological finds show that at least 10,000 years ago, [reindeer](/source/Reindeer) hunters once lived in this region, and large stone tombs and finds from the [Neolithic period](/source/Neolithic_period) indicate a continuous settlement since then. Stubben belonged to the [Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen](/source/Archdiocese_of_Bremen), established in 1180. In 1648 the Prince-Archbishopric was transformed into the [Duchy of Bremen](/source/Duchy_of_Bremen), which was first ruled in [personal union](/source/Personal_union) by the Swedish Crown - interrupted by a Danish occupation (1712–1715) - and from 1715 on by the [Hanoverian](/source/House_of_Hanover) Crown. In 1807 the ephemeric [Kingdom of Westphalia](/source/Kingdom_of_Westphalia) annexed the Duchy, before [France](/source/First_French_Empire) annexed it in 1810. In 1813 the Duchy was restored to the [Electorate of Hanover](/source/Electorate_of_Hanover), which - after its upgrade to the [Kingdom of Hanover](/source/Kingdom_of_Hanover) in 1814 - incorporated the Duchy in a [real union](/source/Real_union) and the Ducal territory, including Stubben, became part of the new [Stade Region](/source/Stade_(region)), established in 1823.

The town really began to grow when [Stubben station](/source/Stubben_station) was built as part of the [Bremen–Bremerhaven line](/source/Bremen%E2%80%93Bremerhaven_railway), allowing the residents to get to the nearby cities where they worked. Stubben grew and merged with the former independent communities of [Adelstedt](/source/Adelstedt), [Brunshausen](/source/Brunshausen), and [Elfershude](/source/Elfershude) and with the [Erbhof Plein](/source/Erbhof_Plein), an area which previously belonged to neighbouring [Bokel](/source/Bokel,_Lower_Saxony).

The Stubben railway station eventually developed into a major transhipment point for livestock, timber, fertilizer and agricultural products. A dairy was built near the station in 1904 (today a concrete factory). Today the railway line is part of line RS 2 of the [Bremen S-Bahn](/source/Bremen_S-Bahn), running hourly between Bremerhaven-Lehe and [Twistringen](/source/Twistringen). [Bremen](/source/Bremen) and [Bremerhaven](/source/Bremerhaven) are within an hour away by train. Together with the importance of highway 134, with the [Beverstedt](/source/Beverstedt) Hagen and the [Bundesautobahn 27](/source/Bundesautobahn_27), the town is the hub of many convenient transport links. The Stubben community has about 1,600 inhabitants and belongs to the [Beverstedt](/source/Beverstedt) municipality.

Today the town boasts a butcher shop, a doctor's office, a pharmacy and a restaurant with rooms, a bowling alley, a hairdresser salon, a flower shop, a video store, a gift shop, a [pizza delivery](/source/Pizza_delivery) service and a car repair shop with petrol station.

For leisure, there are sports facilities including a gym, football field and tennis courts. The town also has a [voluntary fire brigade](/source/Voluntary_fire_brigade). Stubben has a seniors' meeting place and a youth centre. More shopping and cultural activities are only 4 km away in [Beverstedt](/source/Beverstedt), which is also easily accessible by bicycle.

Schoolchildren are bused to [Bokel](/source/Bokel,_Lower_Saxony) and [Beverstedt](/source/Beverstedt) (2 and 4 km away) for most of their studies.

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