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Ritzebüttel, Cuxhaven — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Ritzebüttel is the museum quarter of Cuxhaven, built around Schloss Ritzebüttel, St. Marien and the Joachim-Ringelnatz-Museum.
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Where to stay in Ritzebüttel
Where the beds are, and what that means for the visit.
This is the address for museum days. Ritzebüttel puts Schloss Ritzebüttel, St. Marien and the Joachim-Ringelnatz-Museum within a few streets of each other, which makes it the part of Cuxhaven that rewards staying on foot. Beds sit among the collections.
Guests who want Windstärke 10, the Martinskirche and the Schneidemühler Heimatstuben on the same walk book in Ritzebüttel rather than out at the edges of Cuxhaven.
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Things to do in and around Cuxhaven
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Museums & Galleries
3- Windstärke 10 – Shipwreck and Fishing Museum Cuxhaven
- Joachim-Ringelnatz-Museum
- Schloss Ritzebüttel
Churches & Religious Sites
2- Martinskirche Heritage
- St. Marien
Stadiums & Sports
1- Rundturnhalle Cuxhaven
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About Ritzebüttel
What are the main landmarks in Ritzebüttel?
Schloss Ritzebüttel gives the quarter its name. Around it the register lists the Joachim-Ringelnatz-Museum, the Windstärke 10 shipwreck and fishing museum, and the Schneidemühler Heimatstuben, three collections within the same few streets of Cuxhaven. Churches fill out the list.
St. Marien and the Martinskirche are the parish names, and the Rundturnhalle Cuxhaven adds a hall of a different order to the same short circuit.
What is the history of Ritzebüttel?
The Schloss carries the name. A charter of 1325 names the place as Ritsebutle, and Schloss Ritzebüttel stands at the head of the quarter's record, with the merger into Cuxhaven following in 1872. Collections crowd the quarter.
The Joachim-Ringelnatz-Museum, the Schneidemühler Heimatstuben and Windstärke 10 give it museum weight, while St. Marien, the Martinskirche and the Rundturnhalle Cuxhaven fill out the same list.
Where is Ritzebüttel?
Ritzebüttel lies inside Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, holding Schloss Ritzebüttel and the streets that carry the town's museums.
Common questions
What is the best area to stay in Ritzebüttel?
Schloss Ritzebüttel: Museum walks between the Schloss and St. Marien.
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Updated October 2026