Niebüll

Niebüll
Coat of arms
Niebüll
Location of Niebüll within Nordfriesland district
Coordinates: 54°47′17.16″N 8°49′46.56″E / 54.7881000°N 8.8296000°ECoordinates: 54°47′17.16″N 8°49′46.56″E / 54.7881000°N 8.8296000°E
Country	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
District	Nordfriesland
Municipal assoc.	Südtondern
Government
• Mayor	Wilfried Bockholt
Area
• Total	30.63 km^2 (11.83 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
• Total	9,905
• Density	320/km^2 (840/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	25899
Dialling codes	04661
Vehicle registration	NF
Website	www.niebuell.de

Niebüll (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.

International relations

Niebüll is twinned with:

• Płoty, Poland
• Malmesbury, England

Notable people

• Carl Ludwig Jessen (1833–1917), painter of North Frisian daily life.
• Max Hansen (31 July 1908 – 7 March 1990), Waffen SS Standartenführer, soldier awarded with the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.

References

1. "Statistikamt Nord – Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2015] (XLS-file)". Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein (in German).