Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmost of the 16 states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Schleswig. Its capital city is Kiel; other notable cities are Lübeck and Flensburg.
Dithmarschen is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Nordfriesland, Schleswig-Flensburg, Rendsburg-Eckernförde, and Steinburg, by the state of Lower Saxony, and by the North Sea. From the 13th century up to 1559 Dithmarschen was an independent peasants' republic within the Holy Roman Empire and a member of the Hanseatic League.
The Battle of Hemmingstedt took place on February 17, 1500 south of the village of Hemmingstedt, near the present village of Epenwöhrden, in the western part of present-day Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It was an attempt by King John of Denmark and his brother Duke Frederick, who were co-dukes of Schleswig and Holstein, to subdue the peasantry of Dithmarschen, who had established a peasants' republic on the coast of the North Sea. John was at the time also king of the Kalmar Union.
Heide is a town in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is the capital of the Kreis (district) Dithmarschen. Population: 21,000.
Frederick I was the king of Denmark and Norway. His name is also spelled Frederik in Danish and Norwegian, Friedrich in German and Fredrik in Swedish. He was the last Roman Catholic monarch to reign over Denmark and Norway, when subsequent monarchs embraced Lutheranism after the Protestant Reformation. As king of Norway, Frederick is most remarkable in never having visited the country and was never crowned as such. Therefore, he was styled King of Denmark, the Vends and the Goths, elected King of Norway. Frederick's reign began the enduring tradition of calling kings of Denmark alternatively by the names Christian and Frederick, which has continued up to the reign of the current monarch, Margrethe II.
Meldorf is a town in western Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, that straddles the river Miele in the district of Dithmarschen.
Albersdorf is a municipality in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated near the Kiel Canal, approx. 14 km southeast of Heide. The place was first mentioned in 1281 under the name Aluerdesdorpe, meaning "village of the old custodian." Albersdorf is part of the Amt Mitteldithmarschen.
Lunden is a municipality in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated on the Eider river, about 16 km north of Heide. It is part of the Amt Kirchspielslandgemeinde of Eider.
Kirchspielslandgemeinde Heide-Land was an Amt in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It was situated around Heide, which was the seat of the Amt, but not part of it. In January 2008, it was merged with the Amt Kirchspielslandgemeinde Weddingstedt and the municipality Norderwöhrden to form the Amt Kirchspielslandgemeinde Heider Umland.
Johann Adolf Köster was a pastor, teacher and historian in Büsum, Germany. He is better known by his Latin name Neocorus, under which he chronicled the medieval history of Dithmarschen. The Neocorus School in Büsum was named in his honor in 1995.
Buchholz is a municipality in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Glüsing is a municipality in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. On 1 April 1934, the municipality was formed due to the disbandment of the Amt Kirchspielslandgemeinde Tellingstedt which at the time, had around 85 inhabitants.
Kleve is a municipality in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Bargenstedt is a municipality in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Epenwöhrden is a municipality in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Hövede is a municipality in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Sankt Michaelisdonn is a municipality in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Bergewöhrden is a municipality in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Kirchspielslandgemeinde Heider Umland is an Amt in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated around Heide, which is the seat of the Amt, but not part of it. It was formed on 1 January 2008 from the former Ämter Kirchspielslandgemeinde Heide-Land and Kirchspielslandgemeinde Weddingstedt and the municipality Norderwöhrden.
The Bay of Meldorf also called Meldorf Bay, is a bay on the coast of the North German state of Schleswig-Holstein, which forms part of the Heligoland Bight.
