Oldenswort

Oldenswort
Oldenswort
Location of Oldenswort within Nordfriesland district
Coordinates	54°22′N 8°55′E / 54.36667°N 8.91667°E / 54.36667; 8.91667Coordinates: 54°22′N 8°55′E / 54.36667°N 8.91667°E / 54.36667; 8.91667
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
District	Nordfriesland
Municipal assoc.	Eiderstedt
Mayor	Peter Thomsen
Basic statistics
Area	45.84 km2 (17.70 sq mi)
Elevation	0 m  (0 ft)
Population	1,252 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	27 /km2 (71 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	NF
Postal code	25870
Area code	04864

Oldenswort is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, next to the river Eider.

Personalities

The founder of German sociology, Ferdinand Tönnies (1855-1936), was born here. A memorial of him has been unveiled 1990.^[2]

References

1. ^ "Statistikamt Nord: Bevölkerung in Schleswig-Holstein am 31. Dezember 2010 nach Kreisen, Ämtern, amtsfreien Gemeinden und Städten" (in German). Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein. 31 December 2010. http://www.statistik-nord.de/uploads/tx_standocuments/A_I_2_vj104_S.pdf. 
2. ^ Uwe Carstens, Ferdinand Tönnies. Friese und Weltbürger, Norderstedt 2005, p. 316, ISBN 3-8334-2966-6

See also

• Eiderstedt peninsula