Oldenswort

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Oldenswort
Oldensvort
Flag of Oldenswort Oldensvort
Coat of arms of Oldenswort Oldensvort
Location of Oldenswort
Oldensvort within Nordfriesland district
Oldenswort Oldensvort is located in Germany
Oldenswort Oldensvort
Oldenswort
Oldensvort
Oldenswort Oldensvort is located in Schleswig-Holstein
Oldenswort Oldensvort
Oldenswort
Oldensvort
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 km2 (17.70 sq mi)
Elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total1,341
 • Density29/km2 (76/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
25870
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[edit]

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[edit]

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References[edit]

  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