Schwabstedt
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Schwabstedt Svavsted | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Schwabstedt Svavsted within Nordfriesland district  | |
  Schwabstedt Svavsted  Schwabstedt Svavsted | |
| Coordinates: 54°23′45″N 9°11′14″E / 54.39583°N 9.18722°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Schleswig-Holstein |
| District | Nordfriesland |
| Municipal assoc. | Nordsee-Treene |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Heinrich Thomsen |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19.64 km2 (7.58 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,333 |
| • Density | 68/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 25876 |
| Dialling codes | 04884 |
| Vehicle registration | NF |
| Website | www.amt-nordsee- treene.de |
Schwabstedt (
Northern Frisia (Nordfriesland), in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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History
In 1268 Bishop Bunde of
Gottorp to Eric II, Duke of Schleswig
and moved his residence to Schwabstedt.
Education
In 1602, in the year of his
Bishop of Schleswig, Prince Ulrik of Denmark (1578–1624, Rühn; titular duke of Holstein and Schleswig, son of Frederick II of Denmark and Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow[2]
) founded and endowed the higher school, today's Herzog-Ulrich-Schule.
Sights
The Lutheran St. James' Church (
Twelve Apostles and scenes of the Passion of Jesus. They are pieces of the Tönning-based Dutch painter Govert van Achten, who created them in 1602. Bishop Ulrik donated the carved pulpit, by Hans Pepper from Rendsburg, and the wooden baptismal font
in 1606. His many titles and coats-of-arms cover pulpit and font.
References
- Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein.
- Prince-Bishopric of Schwerin as Ulrich II. He married Lady Catherine Hahn-Hinrichshagen.
External links
Media related to Schwabstedt at Wikimedia Commons
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