Heide
Sign in to saveHeide (; Holsatian: Heid) is a town in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is the capital of the Kreis (district) Dithmarschen. Population: 22,000.
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Heide is a town located in Schleswig-Holstein, a state in northern Germany, and serves as the administrative center for the Dithmarschen district. With a population of about 22,000 people, it functions as an important regional hub for the area.
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- Schleswig-Holstein
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- Dithmarschen
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- German location.postal_code
- 25746
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- 0481
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Heide (; Holsatian: Heid) is a town in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is the capital of the Kreis (district) Dithmarschen. Population: 22,000.
The German word Heide means "heath". In the 15th century four adjoining villages decided to build a church in the "middle of the heath". This remained the town's name to date. The exact foundation date is now unknown, but by 1447 Heide was already the main village of Dithmarschen. At this time Dithmarschen was an independent peasant republic. Heide became a town in the 19th century.