Heide

Heide (; 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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German location.type: Stadt
German location.image_photo: Heide am markt.JPG
German location.image_flag: Flagge Heide.svg
German location.image_coa: DEU Heide COA.svg
German location.image_plan: Heide in HEI.png
German location.state: Schleswig-Holstein
German location.district: Dithmarschen
German location.elevation: 11
German location.area: 31.97
German location.postal_code: 25746
German location.area_code: 0481
German location.licence: HEI,MED
German location.Gemeindeschlüssel: 01 0 51 044
German location.website: www.heide.de
German location.mayor: Oliver Schmidt-Gutzat
German location.party: SPD

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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.

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