Husum
Husum (German pronunciation: [ˈhuːzʊm], North Frisian: Hüsem) is the capital of the Kreis (district) Nordfriesland in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. The town was the birthplace of the novelist Theodor Storm, who coined the epithet "the grey town by the sea". It is also the home of the annual international piano festival Raritäten der Klaviermusik (Rarities of Piano Music) founded in 1986.[2]
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| Coordinates: 54°28′N 9°3′E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Schleswig-Holstein |
| District | Nordfriesland |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Martin Kindl (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25.82 km2 (9.97 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 23,478 |
| • Density | 910/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 25813 |
| Dialling codes | 04841 |
| Vehicle registration | NF |
| Website | husum.de |
History
Husum was first mentioned as Husembro in 1252,[3] when king Abel was murdered.
Like most towns on the North Sea, Husum was always strongly influenced by storm tides. In 1362 a disastrous storm tide, the "Grote Mandrenke" flooded the town and carved out the inland harbour. Before this date Husum was not situated directly on the coast. The people of the city took advantage of this opportunity and built a marketplace, which led to a great economic upturn.
Between 1372 and 1398 the population of Husum grew rapidly, and two villages, Oster-Husum (East-Husum) and Wester-Husum (West-Husum), were founded.
The name Husum is first mentioned in 1409.[4] It is shown on the Carta Marina in the Frisian form of Husem.
Its first church was built in 1431.[3] Wisby rights were granted it in 1582, and in 1603 it received municipal privileges from Alexander, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg.[3] It suffered greatly from inundations in 1634 and 1717.[3]
Geography
Husum is located on the North Sea by the Bay of Husum; 82 km W of Kiel, 139 km NW of Hamburg and 43 km SW of Flensburg.
Subdivisions
- Zentrum (Danish: Indreby)
- Nordhusum (Danish: Nørre Husum)
- Porrenkoog (Danish: Porrekog, North Frisian: Porekuuch)
- Osterhusum (Danish: Øster Husum), Osterhusumfeld
- Altstadt
- Norderschlag (Danish: Nørreslag)
- Dreimühlen (Danish: Tremølle)
- Rödemis (Danish: Rødemis, North Frisian: Rööms)
- Fischersiedlung
- Neustadt (Danish: Nystad(en))
- Gewerbegebiet
- Schauendahl (Danish: Skovdal)
- Kielsburg (Danish: Kilsborg)
- Rosenburg
- Schobüll (Danish: Skobøl, North Frisian: Schööbel)
- Halebüll (Danish: Halebøl, North Frisian: Hälbel)
- Hockensbüll (Danish: Hokkensbøl, North Frisian: Hukensbel)
- Lund
Culture
Being a tourist resort and the gateway to the North Frisian Islands, Husum offers many cultural features.
Festival Raritäten der Klaviermusik
This international festival of rare piano music, specialising in unknown classical piano music, was founded in 1986 by Peter Froundjian, and takes place in the town's castle.[2]
Museums
The Theodor-Storm-Haus (Wasserreihe 31) was the house of Theodor Storm. It is home to an exhibition about the novelist and his works. The Schifffahrtsmuseum Nordfriesland (Zingel 15) shows ships from the Middle Ages to the present. The models on display give a good impression of life on the coast and at sea. The Ostenfelder Bauernhaus (Nordhusumer Str.13) is an old farmhouse and the oldest open-air museum in Germany.
Sights
- Marienkirche, Husum, collapsed 1807, re-erected 1833
- The Schloss vor Husum, 1582, was a residence of the dukes of Holstein-Gottorp
- Old Town Hall, 1601
- New Town Hall, 1988/1989
Clubs
- The Spielmannszug & Jugendblasorchester Rödemis is a famous marching band from the district of Rödemis.
Husum is also home of two football clubs, the Husumer SV and the Rödemisser SV.
Husum Cricket Club is based at the Mikkelberg-Kunst-und-Cricket Center which has in the past hosted international women's cricket matches. The ground is located in nearby Hattstedt.[5]
Twinning
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Infrastructure
Husum station is located on the Westerland–Hamburg line (Marsh Railway), the Husum–Bad St. Peter-Ording line to the Eiderstedt peninsula and the Husum–Jübek line, which connects to the Neumünster–Flensburg line and Kiel.
Education
Grammar schools
- Hermann-Tast-Schule, humanistic grammar school since 1527, one of the oldest schools in the state of Schleswig-Holstein.[8]
- Theodor-Storm-Schule
High schools
- Gemeinschaftsschule Husum-Nord
- Ferdinand-Tönnies-Schule
- Husum Danske Skole (Danish School)
Elementary schools
- Iven-Agßen-Schule, since 1619, one of the oldest elementary schools in Germany.
- Bürgerschule
- Klaus-Groth-Schule
- Bornschool in Schobüll
Notable people
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- Georg Beseler (1809–1888), Prussian jurist and politician
- Margarete Böhme (1867–1939), German writer
- Adolf Brütt (1855–1939), sculptor
- Nicolaus Bruhns (1665–1697), organist in Husum, 1689–1697, an important influence on Johann Sebastian Bach
- Goslar Carstens (de) (1894–1978), attorney, author, local historian and politician, Mayor of Husum in 1946
- Claus-Frenz Claussen (born 1939), ENT-Medician, University teacher, author, editor, artist and inventor
- Johan Georg Forchhammer (1794–1865), mineralogist and geologist
- Peter Wilhelm Forchhammer (1801–1894), classical archaeologist.[9]
- Hans Hartz (1943–2002), musician and songwriter
- Isgaard (born 1972), singer
- Friedrich Lübker (1811–1867), educator and philologist
- Richard Petersen (de) (1865–1946), Technical Director for the construction of the Wuppertaler Schwebebahn
- Joachim Friedrich Quack (born 1966), Egyptologist and recipient of the Leibniz Prize
- Ernst Graf zu Reventlow (1869–1943), naval officer, journalist and Nazi politician [10]
- Fanny zu Reventlow (1871–1918), painter and writer
- Emil Schiller (de) (1865–1945), pastor and missionary in Japan
- Theodor Storm (1817−1888), novelist of German realism style.[11]
- Janina Uhse (born 1989), actress [12]
- Oskar Vogt (1870–1959), neuroanatomy, psychiatrist; He dissected the brain of Lenin in the 1920s
- Johann Wadephul (born 1963), CDU politician
- Jan Wayne (born 1974), electronic dance music DJ and producer
Sport
- Herwig Ahrendsen (born 1948), handball player, competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Lars Hartig (born 1990), rower, competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Freya Hoffmeister (born 1964), business owner and athlete who holds several sea kayaking endurance records
- Matthias Holst (born 1982), football player
- Morten Jensen (born 1987), football goalkeeper
See also
References
- "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2021" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein.
- "Festival web site". Archived from the original on 2009-11-19. Retrieved 2009-06-06.
- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 14 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 9.
- "Husumer Geschichte". Husum Tourismus. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
- "Ground profile: Mikkelberg-Kunst-und-Cricket Center". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
- "Our Twinning Story". Archived from the original on 2014-07-02. Retrieved 2011-09-08.
- Twin cities of Husum (in German)
- Killy, Walther (2005-01-01). Schmidt - Theyer. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110966299.
- . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 10 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 640.
- . Encyclopedia Americana. Vol. XXIII. 1920.
- . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 25 (11th ed.). 1911. pp. 968–969.
- IMDb Database retrieved 12 November 2018
Sources
- Riewerts, Brar V. (1969). Die Stadt Husum in Geschichte und Gegenwart (in German). Husum: Hermann Hansen.
- Brandt, Otto (1925). Geschichte Schleswig-Holsteins (8. Aufl. 1981) (in German). Kiel: Mühlau.
- "Husum", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB) (in German), vol. 1, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, 1875, p. 707
External links
Media related to Husum at Wikimedia Commons
Husum travel guide from Wikivoyage- Official website
- Husum in old postcards
