Country Germany District Dithmarschen Postal codes 25534–25541 Area 65.24 km² Local time Sunday 1:32 AM | State Schleswig-Holstein Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Dialling codes 04851, 04852, 04855 Population 13,379 (31 Dec 2008) | |
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Weather 7°C, Wind E at 8 km/h, 83% Humidity Points of interest Kiel Canal, Atrium - Museum an der Sc, Schleusen, Heimatmuseum Brunsbüttel | ||
Brunsbüttel is a town in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany that lies on the mouth of the Elbe river, near the North Sea. It is the location of the western entrance to the Kiel Canal, the busiest artificial waterway in the world.
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Map of Brunsb%C3%BCttel, Germany
History
During the opening days of World War II, on 4 September 1939, the Royal Air Force carried out their first bombing raid on shipping near the town.{http://www.raf.mod.uk/history/bombercommandno149squadron.cfm}
Economy
Brunsbüttel became an industrial area in the 1960s and 1970s. The ChemCoast Park Brunsbüttel is still the most important enterprise zone and with 2,000 ha also the largest industrial area in Schleswig-Holstein.
Chemical Plants
Energy
Harbor
Notable residents
References
Brunsbüttel Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA