Husum
Sign in to saveHusum (; ) is a town in and the administrative capital of the North Frisia district (Nordfriesland) of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. The town was the birthplace of the novelist Theodor Storm, who coined the epithet "the grey town by the sea". It is also the home of the annual international piano festival Raritäten der Klaviermusik founded in 1987.
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Husum is a town in northern Germany that serves as the administrative center for the North Frisia district in Schleswig-Holstein. The town is notable as the birthplace of novelist Theodor Storm and as the home of an international piano festival that has been held annually since 1987.
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Article
20 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography
- Subdivisions
- Culture
- Festival Raritäten der Klaviermusik
- Museums
- Sights
- Clubs
- Twinning
- Infrastructure
- Education
- Grammar schools
- High schools
- Elementary schools
- Notable people
- Sport
- See also
- References
- Sources
- External links
Husum (; ) is a town in and the administrative capital of the North Frisia district (Nordfriesland) of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. The town was the birthplace of the novelist Theodor Storm, who coined the epithet "the grey town by the sea". It is also the home of the annual international piano festival Raritäten der Klaviermusik founded in 1987.
==History== Husum was first mentioned as Husembro in 1252, when king Abel was murdered.