Wesselburen

Town in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

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Location of Wesselburen within Dithmarschen district

54°13′N 08°55′E / 54.217°N 8.917°E / 54.217; 8.917CountryGermanyStateSchleswig-HolsteinDistrictDithmarschen Municipal assoc.Büsum-Wesselburen Government

• MayorHeinz-Werner BuhrsArea

• Total5.14 km² (1.98 sq mi)Elevation

0 m (0 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[1]

• Total3,564 • Density690/km² (1,800/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

25762–25764

Dialling codes04833Vehicle registrationHEIWebsitewww.wesselburen-online.de

Wesselburen (German pronunciation: [vɛsəlˈbuːʁən]) is a small town in the district of Dithmarschen in the German Federal State of Schleswig-Holstein. It is situated near the North Sea coast, approximately 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) west of Heide.

Wesselburen is part of the Amt ("collective municipality") Büsum-Wesselburen.

Notable residents

Christian Friedrich Hebbel, 1813–1863, poet and dramatist
Christian Otto Mohr, 1835–1918, civil engineer
Adolf Bartels, 1862–1945, journalist, poet, and also literary historian
Ottilie Reylaender, 1882-1965, painter associated with the artist colony in Worpeswede
Jil Sander (born 1943), fashion designer
Jürgen Koppelin (born 1945), politician (FDP)
Kirsten Fehrs (born 1961), bishop
Max Pauly (1907-1946), SS concentration camp commander and war criminal