Oldenswort

Oldenswort (Danish: Oldensvort) is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, next to the river Eider.

Oldenswort
Oldensvort
Coat of arms
Location of Oldenswort
Oldensvort within Nordfriesland district
Oldenswort
Oldensvort
Oldenswort
Oldensvort
Coordinates: 54°22′N 8°55′E
CountryGermany
StateSchleswig-Holstein
DistrictNordfriesland
Municipal assoc.Eiderstedt
Government
  MayorFrank-Michael Tranzer (SPD)
Area
  Total45.84 km2 (17.70 sq mi)
Elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2018-12-31)[1]
  Total1,262
  Density28/km2 (71/sq mi)
Time zoneCET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
25870
Dialling codes04864
Vehicle registrationNF

Personalities

The earliest atheist known by name in modern Europe, Matthias Knutzen, was born here sometime in early 1646. The founder of German sociology, Ferdinand Tönnies (1855-1936), was born here. A memorial of him has been unveiled 1990.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Statistikamt Nord – Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2018 (XLS-file)". Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein (in German).
  2. Uwe Carstens, Ferdinand Tönnies. Friese und Weltbürger, Norderstedt 2005, p. 316, ISBN 3-8334-2966-6


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