Schwesing

Coordinates: 54°30′N 9°8′E / 54.500°N 9.133°E / 54.500; 9.133
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Schwesing
Svesing
The church in Schwesing
The church in Schwesing
Location of Schwesing
Svesing within Nordfriesland district
Schwesing Svesing is located in Germany
Schwesing Svesing
Schwesing
Svesing
Schwesing Svesing is located in Schleswig-Holstein
Schwesing Svesing
Schwesing
Svesing
Coordinates: 54°30′N 9°8′E / 54.500°N 9.133°E / 54.500; 9.133
CountryGermany
StateSchleswig-Holstein
DistrictNordfriesland
Municipal assoc.Viöl
Government
 • MayorWolfgang Sokoll
Area
 • Total15.63 km2 (6.03 sq mi)
Elevation
12 m (39 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total955
 • Density61/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
25813
Dialling codes04841
Vehicle registrationNF
Websitewww.amt-vioel.de

Schwesing (Danish: Svesing, North Frisian: Swiasing) is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

History[edit]

Memorial site at the concentration camp

From September 25, 1944, until December 11, 1944, a concentration camp was established near Glasau.[2] It was a subcamp to the Neuengamme concentration camp.

Culture[edit]

Schwesing is one of the few places where the old, German card game of Bruus is still played. Tournaments are held regularly in the winter months and, in 2019, the 1st Bruus International Open took place.[3]

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein.
  2. ^ The camp is listed as No. 643 Husum-Schwesing, Kreis Husum, in the official German list Archived 2009-04-23 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
  3. ^ 1. Schwesinger "Bruus International Open" at schwesing.de. Retrieved 19 Dec 2020.