Büsum was an Amt Kirchspielslandgemeinde ("collective municipality"), located in the district of Dithmarschen

Dithmarschen

Dithmarschen is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Nordfriesland, Schleswig-Flensburg, Rendsburg-Eckernförde, and Steinburg, by the state of Lower Saxony , and by the North Sea.-Geography:The district is located on the North Sea...

, in Schleswig-Holstein

Schleswig-Holstein

Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmost of the sixteen states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Schleswig...

, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

. On 25 May 2008, it merged with the Amt Kirchspielslandgemeinde Wesselburen

Wesselburen (Amt Kirchspielslandgemeinde)

Wesselburen was an Amt Kirchspielslandgemeinde in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. On 25 May 2008, it merged with the Amt Kirchspielslandgemeinde Büsum and the town Wesselburen to form the Amt Büsum-Wesselburen...

 and the town Wesselburen

Wesselburen

Wesselburen 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....

 to form the Amt Büsum-Wesselburen

Büsum-Wesselburen

Büsum-Wesselburen is an Amt in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Its seat is in Büsum. It was formed on 25 May 2008 from the former Ämter Büsum, Wesselburen and the town Wesselburen....

. It had its seat in Büsum

Büsum

Büsum is a fishing and tourist town in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated on the North Sea coast, approx. 18 km southwest of Heide....

 and consisted of the following municipalities:

• Büsum
  Büsum
  Büsum is a fishing and tourist town in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated on the North Sea coast, approx. 18 km southwest of Heide....
  
   (4.880)
• Büsumer Deichhausen
  Büsumer Deichhausen
  Büsumer Deichhausen is a municipality belonging to the Amt Büsum-Wesselburen in the district Dithmarschen in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
  
   (345)
• Hedwigenkoog
  Hedwigenkoog
  Hedwigenkoog is a municipality belonging to the Amt Büsum-Wesselburen in the district Dithmarschen in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.Hedwigenkoog is situated on the North Sea coast north of Büsum and Westerdeichstrich...
  
   (271)
• Oesterdeichstrich
  Oesterdeichstrich
  Oesterdeichstrich is a municipality belonging to the Amt Büsum-Wesselburen in the district Dithmarschen in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
  
   (273)
• Warwerort
  Warwerort
  Warwerort is a municipality in the Amt Büsum-Wesselburen in the district Dithmarschen in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
  
   (284)
• Westerdeichstrich
  Westerdeichstrich
  Westerdeichstrich is a municipality belonging to the Amt Büsum-Wesselburen in the district Dithmarschen in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It consists of the parts Westerdeichstrich, Groven, Augustenhof and Stinteck....
  
   (908)

(Population on September 30, 2005)

Coat of arms

The coat of arms

Coat of arms

A coat of arms is a unique heraldic design on a shield or escutcheon or on a surcoat or tabard used to cover and protect armour and to identify the wearer. Thus the term is often stated as "coat-armour", because it was anciently displayed on the front of a coat of cloth...

 depicts Saint Clement

Pope Clement I

Starting in the 3rd and 4th century, tradition has identified him as the Clement that Paul mentioned in Philippians as a fellow laborer in Christ.While in the mid-19th century it was customary to identify him as a freedman of Titus Flavius Clemens, who was consul with his cousin, the Emperor...

, patron saint

Patron saint

A patron saint is a saint who is regarded as the intercessor and advocate in heaven of a nation, place, craft, activity, class, clan, family, or person...

 of sailors and fishermen and eponym

Eponym

An eponym is the name of a person or thing, whether real or fictitious, after which a particular place, tribe, era, discovery, or other item is named or thought to be named...

of the Sankt Clemens church in Büsum.