Brunsbüttel

Brunsbüttel
Brunsbüttel
	Town hall in Brunsbüttel
	Coat of arms
	Location of Brunsbüttel within Dithmarschen district
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	Coordinates: 53°53′47″N 09°08′19″E
Country	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
District	Dithmarschen
Government
• Mayor	Wilfried Hansen
Area
• Total	65.24 km2 (25.19 sq mi)
Elevation	1 m (3 ft)
Population (2018-12-31)[1]
• Total	12,554
• Density	190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	25534–25541
Dialling codes	04851, 04852, 04855
Vehicle registration	HEI
Website	www.brunsbuettel.de

Brunsbüttel (German pronunciation ) is a town in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany that lies on the mouth of the Elbe river, near the North Sea. It is the location of the western entrance to the Kiel Canal, the busiest artificial waterway in the world.

History

The earliest reference to the town is in a document dated 14 July 1286.

„Brunsbuttel“ 1645 im Atlas Maior von Blaeu

Brunsbüttel um 1895

Matthias-Boie-Haus / Ähren- und Flechtverbund

With the construction of the Kiel Canal (Nord-Ostsee-Kanal) in 1911, the town was divided in two.

During the opening days of World War II, on 4 September 1939, the No. 149 Squadron RAF carried out the second bombing of that war, targeting warships near the town.[2]

Economy

Brunsbüttel became an industrial area in the 1960s and 1970s. The ChemCoast Park Brunsbüttel is still the most important enterprise zone and with 2,000 ha also the largest industrial area in Schleswig-Holstein.

Chemical Plants

Total S.A.
Bayer MaterialScience
Lanxess
Sasol
Yara International

Energy

Vattenfall: Gas Turbine Power Station (near the Brunsbüttel Nuclear Power Plant which is out of service)

Harbours

Brunsbüttel Ports GmbH (port operation and logistics)

Notable residents

Jennifer Oeser (born 1983), athlete
Karen Duve author

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References

"Statistikamt Nord – Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2018 (XLS-file)". Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein (in German).
"149 squadron". Archived from the original on 2016-11-14. Retrieved 2016-11-13.

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[1] "Statistikamt Nord – Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2018 (XLS-file)". Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein (in German).

[2] "149 squadron". Archived from the original on 2016-11-14. Retrieved 2016-11-13.