Marne (; ) is a town in the district of
Dithmarschen
Dithmarschen (, ; archaic English: ''Ditmarsh''; ; ) is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Nordfriesland, Schleswig-Flensburg, Rendsburg-Eckernförde, and Steinburg, by the ...
, in
Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein (; ; ; ; ; occasionally in English ''Sleswick-Holsatia'') is the Northern Germany, northernmost of the 16 states of Germany, comprising most of the historical Duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of S ...
,
Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...
. It is situated near the
North Sea
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coast, approximately south of
Heide
Heide (; Holsatian: ''Heid'') is a town in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is the capital of the ''Kreis'' (district) Dithmarschen. Population: 22,000.
The German word ''Heide'' means "heath". In the 15th century four adjoining villages decide ...
, and northeast of
Cuxhaven
Cuxhaven (; ) is a town and seat of the Cuxhaven district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. The town includes the northernmost point of Lower Saxony. It is situated on the shore of the North Sea at the mouth of the Elbe River. Cuxhaven has a footprint o ...
.
Marne is the seat of the ''
Amt'' ("collective municipality")
Marne-Nordsee.
gallery
File:Marne rathaus, kirche, apotheke.jpg, Church and city hall
File:Marne brauerei hintz.jpg, Brewery ''Hintz''
File:Marne sonnenapotheke.jpg, Pharmacy ''Sonnen-Apotheke'' (founded in 1755)
References
External links
official homepage of Marne(de)
Dithmarschen
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