Husum (, ) is the capital of the ''Kreis'' (district)

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. The town was the birthplace of the novelist Theodor Storm, who coined the epithet "the grey town by the sea". It is also the home of the annual international piano festival ''Raritäten der Klaviermusik'' (Rarities of Piano Music) founded in 1986.

History

Husum was first mentioned as ''Husembro'' in 1252, when king

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was murdered. Like most towns on the

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, Husum was strongly influenced by storm tides. In 1362 a disastrous storm tide, the " Grote Mandrenke" flooded the town and carved out the inland harbour. Before this date Husum was not situated directly on the coast. The people of the city took advantage of this opportunity and built a marketplace, which led to a great economic upturn. Between 1372 and 1398 the population of Husum grew rapidly, and two villages, ''Oster-Husum'' (East-Husum) and ''Wester-Husum'' (West-Husum), were founded. The name ''Husum'' is first mentioned in 1409. It is shown on the Carta Marina in the Frisian form of Husem. Its first church was built in 1431. Wisby rights were granted it in 1582, and in 1603 it received municipal privileges from

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. It suffered greatly from inundations in 1634 and 1717.

Geography

Husum is located on the

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, in the southeast of the

, by the Bay of Husum; 82 km W of

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, 139 km NW of

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and 43 km SW of

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Subdivisions

* Zentrum (Danish: ''Indreby'') * Nordhusum (Danish: ''Nørre Husum'') * Porrenkoog (Danish: ''Porrekog'', North Frisian: ''Porekuuch'') * Osterhusum (Danish: ''Øster Husum''), Osterhusumfeld * Altstadt * Norderschlag (Danish: ''Nørreslag'') * Dreimühlen (Danish: ''Tremølle'') * Rödemis (Danish: ''Rødemis'', North Frisian: ''Rööms'') * Fischersiedlung * Neustadt (Danish: ''Nystad(en)'') * Gewerbegebiet * Schauendahl (Danish: ''Skovdal'') * Kielsburg (Danish: ''Kilsborg'') * Rosenburg * Schobüll (Danish: ''Skobøl'', North Frisian: ''Schööbel'') * Halebüll (Danish: ''Halebøl'', North Frisian: ''Hälbel'') * Hockensbüll (Danish: ''Hokkensbøl'', North Frisian: ''Hukensbel'') * Lund

Culture

Being a tourist resort and the gateway to the

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, Husum offers many cultural features.

Festival ''Raritäten der Klaviermusik''

This international festival of rare piano music, specialising in unknown classical piano music, was founded in 1986 by Peter Froundjian, and takes place in the town's castle.

Museums

The (Wasserreihe 31) was the house of Theodor Storm. It is home to an exhibition about the novelist and his works. The (Zingel 15) shows ships from the

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to the present. The models on display give a good impression of life on the coast and at sea. The ''Ostenfelder Bauernhaus'' (Nordhusumer Str.13) is an old farmhouse and the oldest open-air museum in Germany.

Sights

*, collapsed 1807, re-erected 1833 *The Schloss vor Husum, 1582, was a residence of the dukes of

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*Old Town Hall, 1601 *New Town Hall, 1988/1989

Clubs

* The is a famous

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from the district of Rödemis. Husum is also home of two football clubs, the ''Husumer SV'' and the ''Rödemisser SV''. Husum Cricket Club is based at the Mikkelberg-Kunst-und-Cricket Center which has in the past hosted international women's

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matches. The ground is located in nearby Hattstedt.

Twinning

Husum is twinned with:

Infrastructure

Husum station is located on the Westerland–

line ( Marsh Railway), the Husum–Bad St. Peter-Ording line to the Eiderstedt peninsula and the Husum–Jübek line, which connects to the Neumünster–Flensburg line and Kiel.

Education

Grammar schools

* Hermann-Tast-Schule,

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since 1527, one of the oldest schools in the state of Schleswig-Holstein. * Theodor-Storm-Schule

High schools

* Gemeinschaftsschule Husum-Nord * Ferdinand-Tönnies-Schule * Husum Danske Skole (Danish School)

Elementary schools

* Iven-Agßen-Schule, since 1619, one of the oldest

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s in Germany. * Bürgerschule * Klaus-Groth-Schule * Bornschool in Schobüll

Notable people

* Paul Würtz (1612–1676), German officer and diplomat; variously in German, Swedish, Danish and Dutch service. *

Nicolaus Bruhns Nicolaus Bruhns (also ''Nikolaus'', ''Nicholas''; late 1665 – in Husum) was a Danish- German organist, violinist, and composer. He was one of the most prominent organists and composers of his generation. Biography Bruhns was born in Schwab ...

(1665–1697), organist in Husum, 1689–1697, an important influence on

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Johan Georg Forchhammer Johan Georg Forchhammer (26 July 1794 – 14 December 1865) was a Denmark, Danish mineralogist and geologist. Early life and education Forchhammer was born at Husum, Germany, Husum, Schleswig. He studied at the universities of University of Ki ...

(1794–1865), mineralogist and geologist * Peter Wilhelm Forchhammer (1801–1894), classical archaeologist. * Georg Beseler (1809–1888), Prussian jurist and politician * Friedrich Lübker (1811–1867), educator and philologist * Theodor Storm (1817−1888), novelist of German realism style. * Charlotte Christiane von Krogh (1827–1913), a Danish painter who studied in Denmark and Germany. * Adolf Brütt (1855–1939), sculptor * Ludwig Nissen (1855–1924), a gemstone dealer and philanthropist in

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; founded the Nordsee Museum * Margarete Böhme (1867–1939), German writer * Ernst Graf zu Reventlow (1869–1943), naval officer, journalist and Nazi politician *

Oskar Vogt Oskar Vogt (6 April 1870, in Husum – 30 July 1959, in Freiburg im Breisgau) was a German physician and neurologist. He and his wife Cécile Vogt-Mugnier are known for their extensive cytoarchetectonic studies on the brain. Personal life Vogt ...

(1870–1959), neuroanatomy, psychiatrist; he dissected the brain of

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in the 1920s *

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(1871–1918), painter and writer * Claus-Frenz Claussen (born 1939), ENT-Medician, University teacher, author, editor, artist and inventor * Hans Hartz (1943–2002), musician and songwriter * Johann Wadephul (born 1963), CDU politician * Dörte Hansen (born 1964), linguist, journalist and writer. * Joachim Friedrich Quack (born 1966),

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Sport

* Jürgen Freiwald (1940–2014), volleyball player, competed at the

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* Herwig Ahrendsen (born 1948), handball player, competed in the

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* Lars Hartig (born 1990), rower, competed in the

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* Matthias Holst (born 1982), football player * Morten Jensen (born 1987), football goalkeeper

References

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Husum in old postcards
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