Heide

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Map of Germany showing Heide

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Heide is a town in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is the capital of the Kreis (district) Dithmarschen. Population: 21,000.

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The German word Heide means "heath". In the 15th century four adjoining villages decided to build a church in the "middle of the heath". This remained the town's name to date. The exact foundation date is now unknown, but by 1447 Heide was already the main village of Dithmarschen. At this time Dithmarschen was an independent peasant republic. Heide became a town in the 19th century and now is a tourist resort.

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Sights in Heide:

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• St. J?rgen church (1560)
• water tower (1903)
• museum of Dithmarschen history
• Brahmshaus, dwelling house of the ancestors of the composer Johannes Brahms, now a museum

Heide is also the birthplace of show jumper Fritz Thiedemann, a double Olympic champion.

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Dithmarschen: Dithmarschen is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Nordfriesland, Schleswig-Flensburg, Rendsburg-Eckernf?rde and Steinburg, by the state of Lower Saxony (district of Stade, of which it is separated by the Elbe river), and by th...

15th century: As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500....

19th century: :Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical)...

Heide related Images and Photos (experimental)

Four Spotted Libellula Dragonfly Covered with Dew Kalmthoutse Heide Belgium