Niebüll

Niebüll
Naibel (North Frisian)
Nibøl (Danish)
Location of Niebüll within Nordfriesland district

Location of Niebüll
Niebüll
Niebüll
Coordinates: 54°47′17.16″N 8°49′46.56″E / 54.7881000°N 8.8296000°E / 54.7881000; 8.8296000
CountryGermany
StateSchleswig-Holstein
DistrictNordfriesland
Municipal assoc.Südtondern
Government
 • MayorWilfried Bockholt
Area
 • Total
30.63 km2 (11.83 sq mi)
Elevation
3 m (9.8 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[1]
 • Total
10,159
 • Density331.7/km2 (859.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
25899
Dialling codes04661
Vehicle registrationNF
Websitewww.niebuell.de

Niebüll (German: [ˈniːbʏl] ; 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.

Local districts and settlements include Deezbüll, Deezbüll-Burg, Langstoft, Uhlebüll, Gath and Tegelwang

International relations

Niebüll is twinned with:

Education

  • Professional School in the District of North Frisia in Niebull[2]
  • FPS (Friedrich-Paulsen-Schule) Niebüll[3]
  • Stiftung Uhlebüll: Pflegeschule Uhlebüll[4]
  • VHS (Volkshochschule) Niebüll e.V.[5]

Health

  • Klinikum Nordfriesland Clinic Niebüll
  • DIAKO Medizinisches Versorgungszentrum GmbH
  • Nephrologische Praxis und Dialyse-Zentrum Nordfriesland

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"[6]

References

  1. ^ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Berufliche Schule des Kreises Nordfriesland in Niebüll". Home page.
  3. ^ "Friedrich-Paulsen-Schule Niebüll". Home page.
  4. ^ "Stiftung Uhlebüll". Home page.
  5. ^ "Volkshochschule Niebüll e.V." Home page.
  6. ^ van der Kooi, Jurjen (1998). Der Ring im Fischbauch: Sagen aus Nordfriesland (1 ed.). Leer: Schuster. p. 127. ISBN 3796303374.