Neukirchen, Nordfriesland

Neukirchen
Nykirke / Naischöspel
House Seebüll, home of painter Emil Nolde

Coat of arms
Neukirchen
Nykirke / Naischöspel
Location of Neukirchen
Nykirke / Naischöspel within Nordfriesland district
Coordinates: 54°52′N 8°43′E / 54.867°N 8.717°E / 54.867; 8.717Coordinates: 54°52′N 8°43′E / 54.867°N 8.717°E / 54.867; 8.717
Country Germany
State Schleswig-Holstein
District Nordfriesland
Municipal assoc. Südtondern
Government
  Mayor Peter Ewaldsen
Area
  Total 31.58 km2 (12.19 sq mi)
Elevation 0 m (0 ft)
Population (2016-12-31)[1]
  Total 1,137
  Density 36/km2 (93/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 25927
Dialling codes 04664
Vehicle registration NF
Website www.amt-suedtondern.de

Neukirchen (Danish: Nykirke, North Frisian: Naischöspel) is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Notable people

  • In 1927, expressionist painter and printmaker Emil Nolde designed his house Seebüll in Neukirchen, where he lived to his death.[2]

References

  1. "Statistikamt Nord – Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2016] (XLS-file)". Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein (in German).
  2. "Das historische Noldehaus" [The historic Nolde House] (in German). Nolde Foundation at Seebüll. Archived from the original on 30 November 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2012.


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