Oldenswort
Municipality in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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Location of Oldenswort
Oldensvort within Nordfriesland district
Oldensvort within Nordfriesland district
54°22′N 8°55′E / 54.367°N 8.917°E / 54.367; 8.917
(2022-12-31)[1]
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Oldenswort (Danish: Oldensvort) is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, next to the river Eider.
Personalities
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
- Johan Samuel Augustin (1715–1785) German-Danish astronomical writer and civil servant
See also
References
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein.
- ^ Uwe Carstens, Ferdinand Tönnies. Friese und Weltbürger, Norderstedt 2005, p. 316, ISBN 3-8334-2966-6
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Towns and municipalities in Nordfriesland
- Achtrup
- Ahrenshöft
- Ahrenviöl
- Ahrenviölfeld
- Alkersum
- Almdorf
- Arlewatt
- Aventoft
- Bargum
- Behrendorf
- Bohmstedt
- Bondelum
- Bordelum
- Borgsum
- Bosbüll
- Braderup
- Bramstedtlund
- Bredstedt
- Breklum
- Dagebüll
- Drage
- Drelsdorf
- Dunsum
- Elisabeth-Sophien-Koog
- Ellhöft
- Emmelsbüll-Horsbüll
- Enge-Sande
- Fresendelf
- Friedrich-Wilhelm-Lübke-Koog
- Friedrichstadt
- Galmsbüll
- Garding
- Garding, Kirchspiel
- Goldebek
- Goldelund
- Gröde
- Grothusenkoog
- Haselund
- Hattstedt
- Hattstedtermarsch
- Högel
- Holm
- Hooge
- Hörnum
- Horstedt
- Hude
- Humptrup
- Husum
- Immenstedt
- Joldelund
- Kampen
- Karlum
- Katharinenheerd
- Klanxbüll
- Klixbüll
- Koldenbüttel
- Kolkerheide
- Kotzenbüll
- Ladelund
- Langeneß
- Langenhorn
- Leck
- Lexgaard
- List
- Löwenstedt
- Lütjenholm
- Midlum
- Mildstedt
- Nebel
- Neukirchen
- Nieblum
- Niebüll
- Norddorf
- Norderfriedrichskoog
- Nordstrand
- Norstedt
- Ockholm
- Oevenum
- Oldenswort
- Oldersbek
- Olderup
- Oldsum
- Ostenfeld
- Oster-Ohrstedt
- Osterhever
- Pellworm
- Poppenbüll
- Ramstedt
- Rantrum
- Reußenköge
- Risum-Lindholm
- Rodenäs
- Sankt Peter-Ording
- Schwabstedt
- Schwesing
- Seeth
- Simonsberg
- Sollwitt
- Sönnebüll
- Sprakebüll
- Stadum
- Stedesand
- Struckum
- Süderende
- Süderhöft
- Süderlügum
- Südermarsch
- Sylt
- Tating
- Tetenbüll
- Tinningstedt
- Tönning
- Tümlauer-Koog
- Uelvesbüll
- Uphusum
- Utersum
- Viöl
- Vollerwiek
- Vollstedt
- Welt
- Wenningstedt-Braderup
- Wester-Ohrstedt
- Westerhever
- Westre
- Winnert
- Wisch
- Witsum
- Wittbek
- Wittdün
- Witzwort
- Wobbenbüll
- Wrixum
- Wyk auf Föhr
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