Husum

Husum
Husum
Town
	Husum
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location of Husum within Nordfriesland district
	Husum Husum
	Coordinates: 54°28′N 9°3′E / 54.467°N 9.050°E
Country	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
District	Nordfriesland
Government
• Mayor	Martin Kindl (CDU)
Area
• Total	25.82 km2 (9.97 sq mi)
Elevation	14 m (46 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)
• Total	23,735
• Density	920/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC 01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC 02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	25813
Dialling codes	04841
Vehicle registration	NF
Website	husum.de

Husum (German pronunciation: [ˈhuːzʊm], North Frisian: Hüsem) is the capital of the Kreis (district) Nordfriesland in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. The town was the birthplace of the novelist Theodor Storm, who coined the epithet "the grey town by the sea". It is also the home of the annual international piano festival Raritäten der Klaviermusik (Rarities of Piano Music) founded in 1986.^[2]

History

Husum was first mentioned as Husembro in 1252,^[3] when king Abel was murdered.^{[citation needed]}

Like most towns on the North Sea, Husum was always strongly influenced by storm tides. In 1362 a disastrous storm tide, the "Grote Mandrenke" flooded the town and carved out the inland harbour. Before this date Husum was not situated directly on the coast. The people of the city took advantage of this opportunity and built a marketplace, which led to a great economic upturn.

Between 1372 and 1398 the population of Husum grew rapidly, and two villages, Oster-Husum (East-Husum) and Wester-Husum (West-Husum), were founded.

The name Husum is first mentioned in 1409.^[4] It is shown on the Carta Marina in the Frisian form of Husem.

Its first church was built in 1431.^[3] Wisby rights were granted it in 1582, and in 1603 it received municipal privileges from Alexander, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg.^[3] It suffered greatly from inundations in 1634 and 1717.^[3]

Geography

Husum is located on the North Sea by the Bay of Husum; 82 km W of Kiel, 139 km NW of Hamburg and 43 km SW of Flensburg.

Subdivisions

Zentrum (Danish: Indreby)
Nordhusum (Danish: Nørre Husum)
Porrenkoog (Danish: Porrekog, North Frisian: Porekuuch)
Osterhusum (Danish: Øster Husum), Osterhusumfeld
Altstadt
Norderschlag (Danish: Nørreslag)
Dreimühlen (Danish: Tremølle)
Rödemis (Danish: Rødemis, North Frisian: Rööms)
Fischersiedlung
Neustadt (Danish: Nystad(en))
Gewerbegebiet
Schauendahl (Danish: Skovdal)
Kielsburg (Danish: Kilsborg)
Rosenburg
Schobüll (Danish: Skobøl, North Frisian: Schööbel)
Halebüll (Danish: Halebøl, North Frisian: Hälbel)
Hockensbüll (Danish: Hokkensbøl, North Frisian: Hukensbel)
Lund

Culture

Shipping museum

Schloss vor Husum

Market of Husum with the church (Marienkirche) and the Tine-Well

Being a tourist resort and the gateway to the North Frisian Islands, Husum offers many cultural features.

Festival Raritäten der Klaviermusik

This international festival of rare piano music, specialising in unknown classical piano music, was founded in 1986 by Peter Froundjian, and takes place in the town's castle.^[2]

Museums

The Theodor-Storm-Haus [de] (Wasserreihe 31) was the house of Theodor Storm. It is home to an exhibition about the novelist and his works. The Schifffahrtsmuseum Nordfriesland [de] (Zingel 15) shows ships from the Middle Ages to the present. The models on display give a good impression of life on the coast and at sea. The Ostenfelder Bauernhaus (Nordhusumer Str.13) is an old farmhouse and the oldest open-air museum in Germany.

Sights

Marienkirche, Husum [de], collapsed 1807, re-erected 1833
The Schloss vor Husum, 1582, was a residence of the dukes of Holstein-Gottorp
Old Town Hall, 1601
New Town Hall, 1988/1989

Clubs

The Spielmannszug & Jugendblasorchester Rödemis [de] is a famous marching band from the district of Rödemis.

Husum is also home of two football clubs, the Husumer SV and the Rödemisser SV.^{[citation needed]}

Husum Cricket Club is based at the Mikkelberg-Kunst-und-Cricket Center which has in the past hosted international women's cricket matches. The ground is located in nearby Hattstedt.^[5]

Twinning

Husum is twinned with:^[6]^[7]

Gentofte, Denmark Heiligenstadt, Germany	Kidderminster, England Trzcianka, Poland

Infrastructure

Husum station is located on the Westerland–Hamburg line (Marsh Railway), the Husum–Bad St. Peter-Ording line to the Eiderstedt peninsula and the Husum–Jübek line, which connects to the Neumünster–Flensburg line and Kiel.

Education

Grammar schools

Hermann-Tast-Schule, humanistic grammar school since 1527, one of the oldest schools in the state of Schleswig-Holstein.^[8]
Theodor-Storm-Schule

High schools

Gemeinschaftsschule Husum-Nord
Ferdinand-Tönnies-Schule
Husum Danske Skole (Danish School)

Elementary schools

Iven-Agßen-Schule, since 1619, one of the oldest elementary schools in Germany.
Bürgerschule
Klaus-Groth-Schule
Bornschool in Schobüll

Notable people

Theodor Storm (1817–1888)

Fanny zu Reventlow

Janina Uhse, 2012

Paul Würtz (1612–1676), German officer and diplomat; variously in German, Swedish, Danish and Dutch service.
Nicolaus Bruhns (1665–1697), organist in Husum, 1689–1697, an important influence on Johann Sebastian Bach
Johan Georg Forchhammer (1794–1865), mineralogist and geologist
Peter Wilhelm Forchhammer (1801–1894), classical archaeologist.^[9]
Georg Beseler (1809–1888), Prussian jurist and politician
Friedrich Lübker (1811–1867), educator and philologist
Theodor Storm (1817−1888), novelist of German realism style.^[10]
Charlotte Christiane von Krogh (1827–1913), a Danish painter who studied in Denmark and Germany.
Adolf Brütt (1855–1939), sculptor
Ludwig Nissen (1855–1924), a gemstone dealer and philanthropist in Brooklyn; founded the Nordsee Museum
Margarete Böhme (1867–1939), German writer
Ernst Graf zu Reventlow (1869–1943), naval officer, journalist and Nazi politician ^[11]
Oskar Vogt (1870–1959), neuroanatomy, psychiatrist; he dissected the brain of Lenin in the 1920s
Fanny zu Reventlow (1871–1918), painter and writer
Claus-Frenz Claussen (born 1939), ENT-Medician, University teacher, author, editor, artist and inventor
Hans Hartz (1943–2002), musician and songwriter
Johann Wadephul (born 1963), CDU politician
Dörte Hansen (born 1964), linguist, journalist and writer.
Joachim Friedrich Quack (born 1966), Egyptologist and recipient of the Leibniz Prize
Isgaard (born 1972), singer
Jan Wayne (born 1974), electronic dance music DJ and producer
Janina Uhse (born 1989), actress ^[12]

Sport

Jürgen Freiwald (1940–2014), volleyball player, competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Herwig Ahrendsen (born 1948), handball player, competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics
Lars Hartig (born 1990), rower, competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics
Matthias Holst (born 1982), football player
Morten Jensen (born 1987), football goalkeeper

References

^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein.
^ ^a ^b "Festival web site". Archived from the original on 2009-11-19. Retrieved 2009-06-06.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Husum" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 14 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 9.
^ "Husumer Geschichte". Husum Tourismus. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
^ "Ground profile: Mikkelberg-Kunst-und-Cricket Center". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
^ "Our Twinning Story". Archived from the original on 2014-07-02. Retrieved 2011-09-08.
^ Twin cities of Husum (in German)
^ Killy, Walther (2005-01-01). Schmidt - Theyer. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110966299.
^ "Forchhammer, Peter Wilhelm" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 10 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 640.
^ "Storm, Theodor Woldsen" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 25 (11th ed.). 1911. pp. 968–969.
^ "Reventlow, Ernst, Count" . Encyclopedia Americana. Vol. XXIII. 1920.
^ IMDb Database retrieved 12 November 2018

Sources

Riewerts, Brar V. (1969). Die Stadt Husum in Geschichte und Gegenwart (in German). Husum: Hermann Hansen.
Brandt, Otto (1925). Geschichte Schleswig-Holsteins (8. Aufl. 1981) (in German). Kiel: Mühlau.
"Husum", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 1, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, 1875, p. 707

External links

Media related to Husum at Wikimedia Commons
Husum travel guide from Wikivoyage
Official website
Husum in old postcards

[1] "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein.

[Festival_web_site-2] "Festival web site". Archived from the original on 2009-11-19. Retrieved 2009-06-06.

[EB1911-3] Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Husum" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 14 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 9.

[4] "Husumer Geschichte". Husum Tourismus. Retrieved 2021-01-18.

[5] "Ground profile: Mikkelberg-Kunst-und-Cricket Center". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 October 2011.

[6] "Our Twinning Story". Archived from the original on 2014-07-02. Retrieved 2011-09-08.

[7] Twin cities of Husum (in German)

[8] Killy, Walther (2005-01-01). Schmidt - Theyer. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110966299.

[9] "Forchhammer, Peter Wilhelm" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 10 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 640.

[10] "Storm, Theodor Woldsen" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 25 (11th ed.). 1911. pp. 968–969.

[11] "Reventlow, Ernst, Count" . Encyclopedia Americana. Vol. XXIII. 1920.

[12] IMDb Database retrieved 12 November 2018

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