Niebüll

Niebüll (Mooring North Frisian: Naibel; Danish: Nibøl) is a town in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated near the North Sea coast and the border with Denmark, approx. 35 km northwest of Husum.

Niebüll
Naibel / Nibøl
Coat of arms
Location of Niebüll
Naibel / Nibøl within Nordfriesland district
Niebüll
Naibel / Nibøl
Niebüll
Naibel / Nibøl
Coordinates: 54°47′17.16″N 8°49′46.56″E
CountryGermany
StateSchleswig-Holstein
DistrictNordfriesland
Municipal assoc.Südtondern
Government
  MayorWilfried Bockholt
Area
  Total30.63 km2 (11.83 sq mi)
Elevation
3 m (10 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
  Total9,992
  Density330/km2 (840/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
25899
Dialling codes04661
Vehicle registrationNF
Websitewww.niebuell.de

International relations

Niebüll is twinned with:

Notable people

  • Momme Andresen (1857–1951), born in Risum, educated in Niebüll, industrial chemist who made practical developments in photography including the invention of Rodinal
  • Carl Ludwig Jessen (1833–1917), painter of North Frisian daily life.
  • Carsta Löck (1902–1993), actress
  • Max Hansen (1908–1990), Waffen SS Standartenführer
  • Bernd Raffelhüschen (born 1957), economist

References

  1. "Statistikamt Nord – Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2019 (XLS-file)". Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein (in German).
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