Schwesing

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Schwesing
Coat of arms Location
Schwesing has no coat of arms
Schwesing (Germany)
Schwesing
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Schleswig-Holstein
District Nordfriesland
Municipal assoc. Viöl
Mayor Wolfgang Sokoll
Basic statistics
Area 15.63 km² (6 sq mi)
Elevation 12 m  (39 ft)
Population 918  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 59 /km² (152 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate NF
Postal code 25813
Area code 04841
Website www.amt-vioel.de
Location of Schwesing within Nordfriesland district
Map

Coordinates: 54°30′00″N 9°8′00″E / 54.5, 9.133333

Schwesing is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

[edit] History

From September 25, 1944 until December 11, 1944 a concentration camp was established near Glasau. [1] It was a subcamp to the Neuengamme concentration camp.

[edit] See also

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ The camp is listed as No. 643 Husum-Schwesing, Kreis Husum, in the official German list (German)