Oldenswort

Oldenswort (Danish: Oldensvort) is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, next to the river Eider.

Oldenswort Oldensvort
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Oldenswort Oldensvort within Nordfriesland district
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Coordinates: 54°22′N 8°55′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	28/km2 (72/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	25870
Dialling codes	04864
Vehicle registration	NF

Personalities

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]

Other notable natives of Oldenswort

• Johan Samuel Augustin (1715–1785) German-Danish astronomical writer and civil servant

See also

• Eiderstedt peninsula