Brunsbüttel

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Brunsbüttel
Coat of arms of Brunsbüttel
Brunsbüttel (Germany)
Brunsbüttel
Coordinates: 53° 54′ N, 9° 8′ E
Time zone: CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Administration
Country: Germany
State: Schleswig-Holstein
District: Dithmarschen
Mayor: Wilfried Hansen
Basic Statistics
Area: 65.24 km² (25 sq.mi.)
Population: 13,789 (30 Sep. 2005)
 - Density: 211 /km² (547 /sq.mi.)
Elevation: 1 m  (3 ft)
Further Information
Postal codes: 25534–25541
Area codes: 04851, 04852, 04855
Licence plate code: HEI
Website: www.brunsbuettel.de
Location of the town of Brunsbüttel within Dithmarschen district

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Elbe estuary
Elbe estuary

Brunsbüttel is a town in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany that lies on the mouth of the Elbe river, near the North Sea. It is also one of the entrances to the Kiel Canal, the other being located at Kiel-Holtenau.

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