Wesselburen
Appearance
Wesselburen | |
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Coordinates: 54°13′N 08°55′E / 54.217°N 8.917°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Schleswig-Holstein |
District | Dithmarschen |
Municipal assoc. | Büsum-Wesselburen |
Government | |
• Mayor | Gerhard Fenske |
Area | |
• Total | 5.14 km2 (1.98 sq mi) |
Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 3,564 |
• Density | 690/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 25762–25764 |
Dialling codes | 04833 |
Vehicle registration | HEI |
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.
Notable residents
- Christian Friedrich Hebbel, 1813–1863, poet and dramatist
- Christian Otto Mohr, 1835–1918, civil engineer
- Adolf Bartels, 1862–1945, journalist and antisemitic poet and literary historian
- Jil Sander (born 1943), fashion designer
- Kirsten Fehrs (born 1961), bishop
- Max Pauly (1907-1946), SS concentration camp commander and war criminal
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