Brunsbüttel
Brunsbüttel | |
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 Town hall in Brunsbüttel | |
 Coat of arms | |
show Location of Brunsbüttel within Dithmarschen district | |
  Brunsbüttel | |
| Coordinates: 53°53′47″N 09°08′19″E / 53.89639°N 9.13861°ECoordinates: 53°53′47″N 09°08′19″E / 53.89639°N 9.13861°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Schleswig-Holstein |
| District | Dithmarschen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Wilfried Hansen |
| Area | |
| • Total | 65.24 km2 (25.19 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1 m (3 ft) |
| Population (2020-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 12,364 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 25534–25541 |
| Dialling codes | 04851, 04852, 04855 |
| Vehicle registration | HEI |
| Website | www.brunsbuettel.de |
Brunsbüttel (
German pronunciation (help·info)) is a town in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany that lies on the mouth of the Elbe river, near the North Sea. It is the location of the western entrance to the Kiel Canal, the busiest artificial waterway in the world.
History[]
The earliest reference to the town is in a document dated 14 July 1286.
With the construction of the Kiel Canal (Nord-Ostsee-Kanal) in 1911, the town was divided in two.
During the opening days of World War II, on 4 September 1939, the No. 149 Squadron RAF carried out the second bombing of that war, targeting warships near the town.[2]
Economy[]
Brunsbüttel became an industrial area in the 1960s and 1970s. The ChemCoast Park Brunsbüttel is still the most important enterprise zone and with 2,000 ha also the largest industrial area in Schleswig-Holstein.
Chemical Plants[]
- Total S.A.
- Bayer MaterialScience
- Lanxess
- Sasol
- Yara International
Energy[]
- Vattenfall: Gas Turbine Power Station (near the Brunsbüttel Nuclear Power Plant which is out of service)
Harbours[]
- (port operation and logistics)
Twin towns - sister cities[]
Brunsbüttel is twinned with:
Horní Počernice (Prague 20), Czech Republic (2004)
Notable residents[]
- Jennifer Oeser (born 1983), athlete
- Karen Duve author
References[]
- ^ "Statistikamt Nord – Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2020 (XLS-file)". Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein (in German).
- ^ "149 squadron". Archived from the original on 2016-11-14. Retrieved 2016-11-13.
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