Linden (Dithmarschen)

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 54 ° 15 '  N , 9 ° 11'  E
Basic data
State :	Schleswig-Holstein
Circle :	Dithmarschen
Office :	Parish land parishes of Eider
Height :	23 m above sea level NHN
Area :	11.62 km 2
Residents:	866 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	75 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	25791
Area code :	04836
License plate :	HEI, MED
Community key :	01 0 51 068
Office administration address:	Kirchspielsschreiber-Schmidt-Straße 1 25779 Hennstedt
Website :	www.linden-holstein.de
Mayor :	Karl-Heinz Popp (AWL)
Location of the municipality of Linden in the Dithmarschen district

Linden is a municipality in the Dithmarschen district in Schleswig-Holstein . Lindener Koog, Brandmoor, Pahlkrug and Glüsenger Weg are in the municipality.

geography

location

Linden is located in the Dithmarschen district, 130 km northwest of Hamburg , 30 km from the North Sea and 8 km from the Eider .

Neighboring communities

Neighboring communities are the communities Hennstedt , Glüsing , Schalkholz , Tellingstedt (exclave Rederstall), Barkenholm , Norderheistedt and Süderheistedt (exclave Hägen ) (all in the Dithmarschen district ), starting clockwise in the north .

history

The name Linden has its origin in the word "lin". This word means deciduous tree , the word linden means settlement in the deciduous forest. The first settlement goes back to the Stone Age . Linden is first mentioned in a document in 1402.

On April 1, 1934, the parish state community Hennstedt was dissolved. All of their village communities, village communities and farmers became independent communities / rural communities, including Linden.

politics

Community representation

Of the eleven seats in the municipal council, the constituency AWL has had six seats since the 2013 local elections and the constituency ULB five.

coat of arms

Blazon : “Split of silver and red. At the front in a black shield base covered with a silver bar, a green linden tree rooted at the gap, which partially covers a smaller green linden tree also rooted in the shield base. At the back of the gap the silver holstein nettle leaf. "

Community partnerships

Linden gained supraregional importance through the international campaign " Linden greets Linden " with official partnerships between six European communities and many other contacts worldwide. In 1977 the municipality of Linden was awarded the Council of Europe flag of honor and in 1989 the European badge.

Economy and Infrastructure

From 1905 to 1937 the place had a railway connection with the Norderdithmarschen district railway .

schools

In August 2010, the Linden elementary school was closed due to falling student numbers. The kindergarten continues.

Sports

TSV Linden is the local sports club in the municipality of Linden. This popular sports-oriented club conducts the sports of judo, football, badminton, dodgeball, gymnastics, golf and the health sports groups yoga, pilates, back school / spinal gymnastics.

Others

In the district of Pahlkrug, north of the Heide / Pahlen road, is the very well-preserved passage grave of Linden-Pahlkrug, discovered in 1879 .

Web links

Commons : Linden  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Linden community

Individual evidence

1. ↑ North Statistics Office - Population of the municipalities in Schleswig-Holstein 4th quarter 2019 (XLSX file) (update based on the 2011 census) ( help on this ).
2. ↑ Schleswig-Holstein topography. Vol. 6: Kronprinzenkoog - Mühlenrade . 1st edition Flying-Kiwi-Verl. Junge, Flensburg 2006, ISBN 978-3-926055-85-9 , pp. 163 ( dnb.de [accessed on July 25, 2020]).
3. ↑ State Statistical Office Schleswig-Holstein (Ed.): The population of the communities in Schleswig-Holstein 1867-1970 . State Statistical Office Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel 1972, p. 251 .
4. ↑ Final result of the local elections 2013  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
5. ↑ Schleswig-Holstein's municipal coat of arms