Wesseln
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Coordinates: 54 ° 13 ' N , 9 ° 5' E |
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Basic data | ||
State : | Schleswig-Holstein | |
Circle : | Dithmarschen | |
Office : | KLG Heider area | |
Height : | 3 m above sea level NHN | |
Area : | 3.76 km 2 | |
Residents: | 1433 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
Population density : | 381 inhabitants per km 2 | |
Postal code : | 25746 | |
Area code : | 0481 | |
License plate : | HEI, MED | |
Community key : | 01 0 51 130 | |
LOCODE : | DE 68Q | |
Office administration address: | Kirchspielsweg 6 25746 Heide |
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Mayor : | Konrad Kaeding (WBW) | |
Location of the municipality of Wesseln in the Dithmarschen district | ||
Wesseln is a municipality in the Dithmarschen district in Schleswig-Holstein .
geography
The community borders the district town of Heide and benefits from its proximity to the city, both from increased influx and from an industrial area, especially with retail. In Wesseln there is a primary school and a church that belongs to the parish of St. Andreas Weddingstedt.
Geographical location
Which is located in the municipality Rugenbarg (13.5 meters above sea level. NN), a passage grave . Like most Geest communities in the region, Wesseln has a ring rider's guild .
history
Some historians consider it likely that today's Heider Marktplatz was located on the community grounds. The name comes either from barter or purchase , but it probably goes back to a personal name. Also not certain, but it is likely that farmers from Wesseln founded the parish of Wesselburen , which is closer to the North Sea . ( Low German : "De Wesselner Buren", which has become Wesselburen over the years, means something like "The Wesselner farmers")
On April 1, 1934 the parish of Weddingstedt was dissolved. All of their villages, village communities and farmers became independent communities / rural communities, including Wesseln.
politics
Community representation
Of the 13 seats in the municipal council has Wählergemeinschaft WBW since the municipal election 2013 nine seats, voters Community WGW four.
coat of arms
Blazon : "Under the blue wave shield head in gold a green hill, above three rooted green deciduous trees in the position 1: 2."
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ North Statistics Office - Population of the municipalities in Schleswig-Holstein 4th quarter 2019 (XLSX file) (update based on the 2011 census) ( help on this ).
- ↑ 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 .
- ↑ Schleswig-Holstein's municipal coat of arms