Brunsbüttel | |
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 Town hall in Brunsbüttel | |
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Location of Brunsbüttel within Dithmarschen district  | |
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| Coordinates:53°53′47″N09°08′19″E / 53.89639°N 9.13861°E /53.89639; 9.13861 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Schleswig-Holstein |
| District | Dithmarschen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Martin Schmedtje |
| Area | |
• Total | 65.21 km2 (25.18 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1 m (3 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 12,603 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (500/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:[ˈbʁʊnsˌbʏtl̩]ⓘ;Northern Low Saxon:Bruunsbüddel) is a town in the district ofDithmarschen, inSchleswig-Holstein, northernGermany that lies at the mouth of theElbe river, near theNorth Sea. It is the location of the western entrance to theKiel Canal.
The earliest reference to the town is in a document dated 14 July 1286.[citation needed]
With the construction of the Kiel Canal (German:Nord-Ostsee-Kanal) in 1911, the town was divided in two.
During the opening days ofWorld War II, on 4 September 1939, theNo. 149 Squadron RAF carried out the second bombing of that war, targeting warships near the town.[2]
Brunsbüttel became an industrial area in the 1960s and 1970s. TheChemCoast Park Brunsbüttel is still the most important enterprise zone and at 2,000 hectares (4,900 acres) also the largest industrial area inSchleswig-Holstein.[3]
Brunsbüttel istwinned with:
Horní Počernice (Prague 20), Czech Republic (2004)
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