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Municipality in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Oldenswort
Oldensvort
Municipality
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Location of Oldenswort
Oldensvort within Nordfriesland district
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Coordinates: 54°22′N 8°55′E / 54.367°N 8.917°E / 54.367; 8.917
CountryGermany
StateSchleswig-Holstein
DistrictNordfriesland
Municipal assoc.Eiderstedt
Government
 • MayorFrank-Michael Tranzer (SPD)
Area
 • Total45.84 km (17.70 sq mi)
Elevation0 m (0 ft)
Population
 • Total1,341
 • Density29/km (76/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes25870
Dialling codes04864
Vehicle registrationNF

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.

Other notable natives of Oldenswort

See also

References

  1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein.
  2. Uwe Carstens, Ferdinand Tönnies. Friese und Weltbürger, Norderstedt 2005, p. 316, ISBN 3-8334-2966-6
Towns and municipalities in Nordfriesland
Coat of arms
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