Heide

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Heide

Coat of arms

Heide

Location of Heide within Dithmarschen district

Coordinates: 54°11′46″N 9°5′36″E / 54.19611°N 9.09333°ECoordinates: 54°11′46″N 9°5′36″E / 54.19611°N 9.09333°E

Country

Dithmarschen

Government

• Mayor

Ulf Stecher (CDU)

Area

• Total

31.8938 km² (12.3143 sq mi)

Elevation

11 m (36 ft)

Population (2012-12-31)^[1]

• Total

20,894

• Density

660/km² (1,700/sq mi)

CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

25746

0481

HEI

Website

www.heide.de

Heide is a town in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is the capital of the Kreis (district) 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. The exact foundation date is now unknown, but by 1447 Heide was already the main village of Dithmarschen. At this time Dithmarschen was an independent peasant republic. Heide became a town in the 19th century and now is a tourist resort.

Sport

The association soccer club Heider SV plays in the Verbandsliga Schleswig-Holstein (V).^[2]

Sightseeing

St. Jürgen church (1560)
Water tower (1903)
Museum of Dithmarschen history
Brahmshaus, dwelling house of the ancestors of the composer Johannes Brahms, now a museum

Notable residents

Rudolph Dirks (1877–1968), comic-strip artist
Fritz Thiedemann (1918–2000), equestrian

International relations

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

There is a twinning between Kreis Dithmarschen and Restormel Borough Council.^[3]

Restormel, England, United Kingdom
Nowogard, Poland

Gallery

St. Jürgen-Kirche (1560)
Water tower (1903)
Heinrich von Zütphen (de) memorial
carpe noctem sign at the medieval market 2008 in Heide

References

↑ "Statistikamt Nord – Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2012] (XLS-Datei) (Fortschreibung auf Basis des Zensus 2011)". Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein (in German). 25 July 2013.
↑ Verbandsliga Schleswig-Holstein table 2007-08 publisher: Fussball.de, accessed: 6 July 2008
↑ The official Restormel Dithmarschen Twinning Association Accessed 2008-08-16

v t e Towns and municipalities of Dithmarschen

Albersdorf Arkebek Averlak Bargenstedt Barkenholm Barlt Bergewöhrden Brickeln Brunsbüttel Buchholz Bunsoh Burg Busenwurth Büsum Büsumer Deichhausen Dellstedt Delve Diekhusen-Fahrstedt Dingen Dörpling Eddelak Eggstedt Elpersbüttel Epenwöhrden Fedderingen Frestedt Friedrichsgabekoog Friedrichskoog Gaushorn Glüsing Großenrade Groven Gudendorf Hedwigenkoog Heide Hellschen-Heringsand-Unterschaar Helse Hemme Hemmingstedt Hennstedt Hillgroven Hochdonn Hollingstedt Hövede Immenstedt Kaiser-Wilhelm-Koog Karolinenkoog Kleve Krempel Kronprinzenkoog Krumstedt Kuden Lehe Lieth Linden Lohe-Rickelshof Lunden Marnerdeich Marne Meldorf Neuenkirchen Neufeld Neufelderkoog Nindorf Norddeich Norderheistedt Nordermeldorf Norderwöhrden Nordhastedt Odderade Oesterdeichstrich Oesterwurth Offenbüttel Osterrade Ostrohe Pahlen Quickborn Ramhusen Rehm-Flehde-Bargen Reinsbüttel Sankt Annen Sankt Michaelisdonn Sarzbüttel Schafstedt Schalkholz Schlichting Schmedeswurth Schrum Schülp Stelle-Wittenwurth Strübbel Süderdeich Süderdorf Süderhastedt Süderheistedt Tellingstedt Tensbüttel-Röst Tielenhemme Trennewurth Volsemenhusen Wallen Warwerort Weddingstedt Welmbüttel Wennbüttel Wesselburen Wesselburener Deichhausen Wesselburenerkoog Wesseln Westerborstel Westerdeichstrich Wiemerstedt Windbergen Wöhrden Wolmersdorf Wrohm

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