Wesselburen
Encyclopedia
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
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Wesselburen is part of the Amt
("collective municipality") Büsum-Wesselburen
.
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 the German Federal State
States of Germany
Germany is made up of sixteen which are partly sovereign constituent states of the Federal Republic of Germany. Land literally translates as "country", and constitutionally speaking, they are constituent countries...
of 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...
. It is situated near the North Sea
North Sea
In the southwest, beyond the Straits of Dover, the North Sea becomes the English Channel connecting to the Atlantic Ocean. In the east, it connects to the Baltic Sea via the Skagerrak and Kattegat, narrow straits that separate Denmark from Norway and Sweden respectively...
coast, approximately 11 km west of Heide
Heide
Heide is a town in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is the capital of the Kreis 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...
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Wesselburen is part of the Amt
Amt (subnational entity)
Amt is a type of administrative division governing a group of municipalities, today only found in Germany, but formerly also common in northern European countries. Its size and functions differ by country and the term is roughly equivalent to a U.S...
("collective municipality") 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....
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Personalities
- Christian Friedrich HebbelChristian Friedrich HebbelChristian Friedrich Hebbel , was a German poet and dramatist.-Biography:Hebbel was born at Wesselburen in Ditmarschen, Holstein, the son of a bricklayer. He was educated at the Gelehrtenschule des Johanneums...
, 1813–1863, poet and dramatist - Christian Otto Mohr, 1835–1918, civil engineer
- Adolf BartelsAdolf BartelsAdolf Bartels was a German journalist and poet. Known for his völkisch worldview, he has been seen as a harbinger of National Socialist anti-Semitism....
, 1862–1945, journalist and poet - Jil SanderJil SanderHeidemarie Jiline 'Jil' Sander is a minimalist German fashion designer and the founder of the Jil Sander fashion house....
, born in 1943, fashion designer - Hans-Jochen Noack, born in 1944, Plastic Injection Mold Designer