Niebüll

Niebüll Naibel / Nibøl
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Coordinates: 54°47′17.16″N 8°49′46.56″E / 54.7881000°N 8.8296000°E / 54.7881000; 8.8296000Coordinates: 54°47′17.16″N 8°49′46.56″E / 54.7881000°N 8.8296000°E / 54.7881000; 8.8296000
Country	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
District	Nordfriesland
Municipal assoc.	Südtondern
Government
• Mayor	Wilfried Bockholt
Area
• Total	30.63 km2 (11.83 sq mi)
Elevation	3 m (10 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[1]
• Total	10,089
• Density	330/km2 (850/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	25899
Dialling codes	04661
Vehicle registration	NF
Website	www.niebuell.de

Niebüll (Mooring North Frisian: Naibel; Danish: Nibøl) is a town in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated near the North Sea coast and the border with Denmark, approx. 35 km northwest of Husum.

International relations[]

Niebüll is twinned with:

• Płoty, Poland
• Malmesbury, England

Notable people[]

• Momme Andresen (1857–1951), born in Risum, educated in Niebüll, industrial chemist who made practical developments in photography including the invention of Rodinal
• Carl Ludwig Jessen (1833–1917), painter of North Frisian daily life.
• Carsta Löck (1902–1993), actress
• Max Hansen (1908–1990), Waffen SS Standartenführer
• Bernd Raffelhüschen (born 1957), economist
• Nikolai See Hansen (ca. 1600-1634), local fishermen, died saving townsfolk during Burchardi flood and eversince center of local urban myth, stating he sold his fish to the people he saved on his ship. Often referred to as "Nagge der Schnacker".

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