Oldenswort
Oldenswort Oldensvort | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Oldenswort Oldensvort within Nordfriesland district | |
Oldenswort Oldensvort Oldenswort Oldensvort | |
| Coordinates: 54°22′N 8°55′E / 54.367°N 8.917°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Schleswig-Holstein |
| District | Nordfriesland |
| Municipal assoc. | Eiderstedt |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Frank-Michael Tranzer (SPD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 45.84 km2 (17.70 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 1,268 |
| • Density | 28/km2 (72/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 25870 |
| Dialling codes | 04864 |
| Vehicle registration | NF |
Oldenswort (Danish: Oldensvort) is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, next to the river Eider.
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 was unveiled in 1990.[2]
Other notable natives of Oldenswort
- Johan Samuel Augustin (1715–1785) German-Danish astronomical writer and civil servant
See also
References
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2023" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein.
- ^ Uwe Carstens, Ferdinand Tönnies. Friese und Weltbürger, Norderstedt 2005, p. 316, ISBN 3-8334-2966-6