Wesselburen
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Location of the town of Wesselburen within Dithmarschen district
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| Coordinates | 54°13′N 8°55′E / 54.21667°N 8.91667°ECoordinates: 54°13′N 8°55′E / 54.21667°N 8.91667°E |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Schleswig-Holstein |
| District | Dithmarschen |
| Municipal assoc. | Büsum-Wesselburen |
| Mayor | Gerhard Fenske |
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| Area | 5.14 km2 (1.98 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population | 3,042 (31 December 2010)[1] |
| - Density | 592 /km2 (1,533 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | HEI |
| Postal codes | 25762–25764 |
| Area code | 04833 |
| Website | www.wesselburen-online.de |
Wesselburen (German pronunciation: [vɛsəlˈbuːʁən]) is a municipality in the district of Dithmarschen in the German Federal State of Schleswig-Holstein. It is situated near the North Sea coast, approximately 11 km west of Heide.
Wesselburen is part of the Amt ("collective municipality") Büsum-Wesselburen.
[edit] Personalities
- Christian Friedrich Hebbel, 1813–1863, poet and dramatist
- Christian Otto Mohr, 1835–1918, civil engineer
- Adolf Bartels, 1862–1945, journalist and poet
- Jil Sander, born in 1943, fashion designer
- Hans-Jochen Noack, born in 1944, Plastic Injection Mold Designer
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