Oldenswort
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Oldenswort Oldensvort | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Oldenswort Oldensvort within Nordfriesland district  | |
  Oldenswort Oldensvort  Oldenswort Oldensvort | |
| Coordinates: 54°22′N 8°55′E / 54.367°N 8.917°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Schleswig-Holstein |
| District | Nordfriesland |
| Municipal assoc. | Eiderstedt |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Frank-Michael Tranzer (SPD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 45.84 km2 (17.70 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 1,268 |
| • Density | 27.66/km2 (71.64/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 25870 |
| Dialling codes | 04864 |
| Vehicle registration | NF |
Oldenswort (German pronunciation: [ˈɔldn̩sˌvɔʁt]; Danish: Oldensvort) is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, next to the river Eider.
The earliest atheist known by name in modern Europe, Matthias Knutzen, was born here sometime in early 1646. The founder of German sociology, Ferdinand Tönnies (1855-1936), was born here. A memorial of him was unveiled in 1990.[2]
