Friedrichstadt

For other uses, see Friedrichstadt (disambiguation).

Friedrichstadt
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Friedrichstadt within Nordfriesland district
Country	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
District	Nordfriesland
Government
• Mayor	Peter Hofmann
Area
• Total	4.03 km2 (1.56 sq mi)
Elevation	6 m (20 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	2,555
• Density	630/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	25840
Dialling codes	04881
Vehicle registration	NF

Introduction

Friedrichstadt (Template:Lang-da) is a town in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated on the river Eider approx. 12 km south of Husum. It was founded in 1621 by Dutch settlers. Duke Friedrich III of Holstein-Gottorp pursued them to invest capital and knowledge in this region in turn for freedom of their Mennonite and Remonstrant religion (see: Arminianism) and opportunities to reclaim fen and marsh land in the vicinity of the town. One of them was Johannes Narssius. Dutch became an official language. By 1630, many Arminians had already returned to the Netherlands. In 1633 Frederick III sent an embassy to Persia with a view to setting up Friedrichstadt as the European terminus. Despite being led by Philip Crusius, jurisconsult, and Otto Bruggemann or Brugman, merchant, the project proved fruitless. The city did not become as successful as anticipated.

Beside the Remonstrants and Mennonites there were also other faith communities as Unitarians, Quakers, Catholics and Jews.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the city

• Benjamin Calau (1724-1785), visual artist
• Eduard Alberti (1827-1898), literary historian
• Wilhelm Mannhardt (1831-1880), scholar and folklorist
• Norbert Masur (1901-1971), subcontractor of the Jewish World Congress

Connected to Friedrichstadt

Hjalmar Schacht

• Jürgen Ovens (1623-1678), Rembrandt pupil and court painter of the dukes of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf, lived here and is buried in St. Christophorus Church
• Louis Philippe I (1773-1850) lived a few months in the flight from the French Revolution Place and worked under a blanket as a home teacher
• Hjalmar Schacht (1877-1970), German politician, banker, Reichsbank president and Reichswirtschaftsminister, his grandparents lived here

External links

• In search of the Dutch origin of Friedrichstadt and the surrounding polderlands, including walking tour
• Friedrichstadt's official homepage.