Schwesing

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Schwesing
Municipality
The church in Schwesing
The church in Schwesing
Location of Schwesing within Nordfriesland district
CountryGermany
StateSchleswig-Holstein
DistrictNordfriesland
Municipal assoc.Viöl
Government
 • MayorWolfgang Sokoll
Area
 • Total15.63 km2 (6.03 sq mi)
Elevation
12 m (39 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total955
 • Density61/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
25813
Dialling codes04841
Vehicle registrationNF
Websitewww.amt-vioel.de

Schwesing (Danish: Svesing, North Frisian: Swiasing) is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

History

Memorial site at the concentration camp

From September 25, 1944 until December 11, 1944 a concentration camp was established near Glasau.[2] It was a subcamp to the Neuengamme concentration camp.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein.
  2. ^ The camp is listed as No. 643 Husum-Schwesing, Kreis Husum, in the official German list Template:De icon


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