Wesseln

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Coat of arms of the municipality of Wesseln
Wesseln
Map of Germany, position of the municipality of Wesseln highlighted

Coordinates: 54 ° 13 '  N , 9 ° 5'  E

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
Website : www.amt-heider-umland.de
Mayor : Konrad Kaeding (WBW)
Location of the municipality of Wesseln in the Dithmarschen district
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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

Commons : Wesseln  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

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. ↑ 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 .
  3. ↑ Schleswig-Holstein's municipal coat of arms