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Oldenswort
Coat of arms of Oldenswort
Location of Oldenswort within Nordfriesland district
CountryGermany
StateSchleswig-Holstein
DistrictNordfriesland
Municipal assoc.Eiderstedt
Government
 • MayorPeter Thomsen
Area
 • Total45.84 km2 (17.70 sq mi)
Elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total1,341
 • Density29/km2 (76/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
25870
Dialling codes04864
Vehicle registrationNF

Oldenswort is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, next to the river Eider.

Personalities

The founder of German sociology, Ferdinand Tönnies (1855-1936), was born here. A memorial of him has been unveiled 1990.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein.
  2. ^ Uwe Carstens, Ferdinand Tönnies. Friese und Weltbürger, Norderstedt 2005, p. 316, ISBN 3-8334-2966-6