Niebüll

Not to be confused with Nybøl or Nybølle.

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 northwest of Husum.

Niebüll Naibel (North Frisian) Nibøl (Danish)
Town
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Niebüll within Nordfriesland district
Location of Niebüll
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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  (2023-12-31)[1]
• Total	10,159
• Density	331.7/km2 (859.0/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.niebuell.de

Local districts and settlements include Deezbüll, Deezbüll-Burg, Langstoft, Uhlebüll, Gath and Tegelwang

International relations

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Niebüll is twinned with:

• Malmesbury, England
• Płoty, Poland

Education

• Professional School in the District of North Frisia in Niebull^[2]
• FPS (Friedrich-Paulsen-Schule) Niebüll^[3]
• Stiftung Uhlebüll: Pflegeschule Uhlebüll^[4]
• VHS (Volkshochschule) Niebüll e.V.^[5]

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 [de] (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]