Brunsbüttel

Brunsbüttel

Town hall in Brunsbüttel

Coat of arms
Brunsbüttel

Coordinates: 53°53′47″N 09°08′19″E / 53.89639°N 9.13861°E / 53.89639; 9.13861Coordinates: 53°53′47″N 09°08′19″E / 53.89639°N 9.13861°E / 53.89639; 9.13861
Country Germany
State Schleswig-Holstein
District Dithmarschen
Government
 • Mayor Wilfried Hansen
Area
 • Total 65.24 km2 (25.19 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
 • Total 12,740
 • Density 200/km2 (510/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 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

During the opening days of World War II, on 4 September 1939, the Royal Air Force carried out their first bombing raid on shipping near the town.{http://www.raf.mod.uk/history/bombercommandno149squadron.cfm}

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

Energy

Harbor

Notable residents

References

  1. ↑ "Statistikamt Nord – Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2015] (XLS-file)". Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein (in German).
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