- Husum
Infobox German Location
Art = Town
Name = Husum
image_photo = Husum Harbour c.jpg
Wappen = Husum Stadtwappen.png
lon_deg = 9 |lon_min = 3 | lon_sec=0
Lageplan = Husum in NF.png
Kreis = Nordfriesland
Höhe = 14
Fläche = 25.82
Einwohner = 22338
Stand = 2007-03-31
PLZ = 25801–25813
Vorwahl = 04841
Kfz = NF
Gemeindeschlüssel = 01 0 54 056
Adresse = Zingel 10
25813 Husum
Website = [http://www.husum.org/ husum.org]
Bürgermeister = Rainer Maaß
Partei = SPDHusum (North Frisian: Hüsem) is the capital of the "Kreis" (district)
Nordfriesland inSchleswig-Holstein ,Germany . The town is most notable for being the birthplace of the novelistTheodor Storm , who coined the epithet "the grey town by the sea". Fact|date=October 2008 Husum is twinned withKidderminster ,United Kingdom .Fact|date=October 2008History
Husum was first mentioned as "Husembro" in
1252 , when king Abel was murdered.Fact|date=October 2008Like most towns at the
North Sea , Husum was ever strongly influenced by storm tides. Fact|date=October 2008In
1362 a disastrous storm tide flooded the town and carved out the inland harbour. Before this date Husum was not situated directly at the coast. The people of the city took advantage of this opportunity and built a marketplace, which led to a great economic upturn. Fact|date=October 2008Between 1372 and 1398 the population of Husum grew rapidly, and two villages, "Oster-Husum" (East-Husum) and "Wester-Husum" (West-Husum), were founded.Fact|date=October 2008
The name "Husum" is first mentioned in 1409.Fact|date=October 2008
Geography
Husum is located by the
North Sea ; 82 km W ofKiel , 139 km NW ofHamburg and 43 km SW ofFlensburg .Subdivisions
* Zentrum
* Nordhusum
* Porrenkoog
* Osterhusum, Osterhusumfeld
* Altstadt
* Norderschlag
* Dreimühlen
* Rödemis
* Fischersiedlung
* Neustadt
* Gewerbegebiet
* Kielsburg
* Rosenburg
* Schobüll
* Halebüll
* Hockensbüll
* LundCulture
Being a tourist resort and the gate to the
North Frisian Islands , Husum has many cultural offers.Fact|date=October 2008Museums
* 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 theMiddle Ages to present. The displayed models impart impressions about life at the coast and at sea.
* The "Ostenfelder Bauernhaus" (Nordhusumer Str.13) is an oldfarmhouse and the oldest open-air museum in Germany.Sights
* Marienkirche (Saint Mary), collapsed
1807 , re-erected1833
* Castle,1582 , was a residence of the dukes ofHolstein-Gottorp
* Old Town hall,1601
* New Town Hall, 1988/1989Education
Grammar schools
* Hermann-Tast-Schule,
humanistic grammar school since 1527, one of the oldest schools in the state of Schleswig-Holstein.Fact|date=October 2008
* Theodor-Storm-SchuleHigh schools
* Realschule Husum-Nord
* Ferdinand-Tönnies-Schule
* Rektor-Simonsen-Schule
* Husum Danske Skole ( Danish School)Elementary schools
* Iven-Agßen-Schule, since 1619, one of the oldest
elementary school s in Germany.
* Bürgerschule
* Klaus-Groth-Schule
* Bornschool in SchobüllClubs
The
Spielmannszug Rödemis is a famousmarching band from the district of Rödemis. Husum is also home of two football clubs, the "Husumer SV" and the "Rödemisser SV".Fact|date=October 2008Famous Residents
*
Nicolaus Bruhns , who was an important influence onJohann Sebastian Bach , was organist in Husum from 1689 to 1697.
*Theodor Storm (1817−1888), German novelist
* Hermann Tast (1490−1551), protestant reformerFact|date=October 2008
* Johannes Mejer (1606–1674),cartographer Fact|date=October 2008
* Peter Axen (1635–1707),jurist ,philologist ,humanist and diplomatFact|date=October 2008
* Wiebke Puls (* 1973)actress , singerFact|date=October 2008
* Jan Wayne (* 1974) DJ, singer andrecord producer Fact|date=October 2008
* The Destiny Program (formerly Destiny), a hardcore/metalcore band currently signed toNuclear Blast Fact|date=October 2008Notes & References
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