Niebüll
Town in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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Niebüll (German: [ˈniːbʏl] ⓘ; Mooring North Frisian: Naibel; Danish: Nibøl) is a town in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated near the North Sea coast and the border with Denmark, approx. 35 km (20 miles) northwest of Husum.
Niebüll
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Location of Niebüll
within Nordfriesland district
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 Location of Niebüll | |
  Niebüll Location within Germany  Niebüll Location within Schleswig-Holstein | |
| Coordinates: 54°47′17.16″N 8°49′46.56″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Schleswig-Holstein |
| District | Nordfriesland |
| Municipal assoc. | Südtondern |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Wilfried Bockholt |
| Area | |
• Total | 30.63 km2 (11.83 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3 m (9.8 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 10,173 |
| • Density | 332.1/km2 (860.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 25899 |
| Dialling codes | 04661 |
| Vehicle registration | NF |
| Website | www |
Local districts and settlements include Deezbüll, Deezbüll-Burg, Langstoft, Uhlebüll, Gath and Tegelwang
International relations
Niebüll is twinned with:
Education
Health
- Klinikum Nordfriesland Clinic Niebüll
- DIAKO Medizinisches Versorgungszentrum GmbH
- Nephrologische Praxis und Dialyse-Zentrum Nordfriesland
Notable people
- Momme Andresen (1857–1951), born in Risum, educated in Niebüll, industrial chemist who made practical developments in photography including the invention of Rodinal
- Carl Ludwig Jessen (1833–1917), painter of North Frisian daily life.
- Carsta Löck (1902–1993), actress
- Max Hansen (1908–1990), Waffen SS Standartenführer
- Bernd Raffelhüschen (born 1957), economist
- Nikolai See Hansen (ca. 1600-1634), local fishermen, died saving townsfolk during Burchardi flood and eversince center of local urban myth, stating he sold his fish to the people he saved on his ship. Often referred to as "Nagge der Schnacker"[6]
