Heerstedt

{{Infobox German location

|type = Ortsteil

|Municipality = Beverstedt

|image_coa = Wappen Heerstedt.png

|coordinates = {{coord|53|27|56|N|08|45|52|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|state = Niedersachsen

|district = Cuxhaven

|elevation = 11

|area = 18.89

|population = 453

|Stand = 2010-12-31

|postal_code = 27616

|area_code = 04747

|licence = CUX

|divisions = 3 Ortsteile

|website = [http://www.beverstedt.de/ www.beverstedt.de]

}}

Heerstedt is a village and a former municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 November 2011, it is part of the municipality Beverstedt.

Heerstedt 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. The Kingdom of Hanover incorporated the Duchy in a real union and the Ducal territory, including Heerstedt, became part of the new Stade Region, established in 1823.