// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhat did the wing say to Wingst? You're a flap above the rest.

For the local ridge of the same name, see Wingst (ridge).

Wingst
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Wingst within Cuxhaven district
Location of Wingst
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Coordinates: 53°43′N 9°4′E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Cuxhaven
Municipal assoc.	Land Hadeln
Government
• Mayor	Klaus Föge
Area
• Total	55.63 km2 (21.48 sq mi)
Elevation	9 m (30 ft)
Population  (2024-12-31)
• Total	3,307
• Density	59.45/km2 (154.0/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	21789
Dialling codes	04778
Vehicle registration	CUX
Website	www.wingst.de

Wingst (German pronunciation: [vɪŋst] ^ⓘ) is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Wingst belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180. In 1648 the Prince-Archbishopric was transformed into the Duchy of Bremen, which was first ruled in personal union by the Swedish Crown - interrupted by a Danish occupation (1712–1715) - and from 1715 on by the Hanoverian Crown. In 1807 the ephemeric Kingdom of Westphalia annexed the Duchy, before France annexed it in 1810. In 1813 the Duchy was restored to the Electorate of Hanover, which - after its upgrade to the Kingdom of Hanover in 1814 - incorporated the Duchy in a real union and the Ducal territory, including Wingst, became part of the new Stade Region, established in 1823.