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Heide
Town
Coat of arms of Heide
Coat of arms
Location of Heide within Dithmarschen district
CountryGermany
StateSchleswig-Holstein
DistrictDithmarschen
Government
 • MayorUlf Stecher (CDU)
Area
 • Total
31.8938 km2 (12.3143 sq mi)
Elevation
11 m (36 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total
22,114
 • Density690/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
25746
Dialling codes0481
Vehicle registrationHEI
Websitewww.heide.de

Heide is a town in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is the capital of the Kreis (district) Dithmarschen. Population: 21,000.

The German word Heide means "heath". In the 15th century four adjoining villages decided to build a church in the "middle of the heath". This remained the town's name to date. The exact foundation date is now unknown, but by 1447 Heide was already the main village of Dithmarschen. At this time Dithmarschen was an independent peasant republic. Heide became a town in the 19th century and now is a tourist resort.

Sport

The association soccer club Heider SV plays in the Verbandsliga Schleswig-Holstein (V).[2]

Sightseeing

  • St. Jürgen church (1560)
  • Water tower (1903)
  • Museum of Dithmarschen history
  • Brahmshaus, dwelling house of the ancestors of the composer Johannes Brahms, now a museum

Notable residents

International relations

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

There is a twinning between Kreis Dithmarschen and Restormel Borough Council.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein.
  2. ^ Verbandsliga Schleswig-Holstein table 2007-08 publisher: Fussball.de, accessed: 6 July 2008
  3. ^ The official Restormel Dithmarschen Twinning Association Accessed 2008-08-16
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