Country Germany District Nordfriesland Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Area 45.84 km² Local time Thursday 11:58 PM Dialling code 04864 | State Schleswig-Holstein Elevation 0 m (0 ft) Postal codes 25870 Population 1,282 (31 Dec 2008) Postal code 25870 Municipal assoc. Eiderstedt | |
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Oldenswort is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, next to the river Eider.
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Map of Oldenswort, Germany
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 has been unveiled 1990.
References
Oldenswort Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA