Niebüll (; ; ) is a town in the district of

Nordfriesland Nordfriesland (; ; Low German: Noordfreesland), also known as North Frisia, is the northernmost Districts of Germany, district of Germany, part of the state of Schleswig-Holstein. It includes almost all of traditional North Frisia (with the e ...

, in

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. It is situated near the

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coast and the border with

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, approx. 35 km northwest of

Husum Husum (, ) is the capital of the ''Kreis'' (district) Nordfriesland in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. 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 i ...

. Local districts and settlements include Deezbüll, Deezbüll-Burg, Langstoft, Uhlebüll, Gath and Tegelwang

International relations

Niebüll is twinned with: *

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Education

* Professional School in the District of North Frisia in Niebull * FPS (Friedrich-Paulsen-Schule) Niebüll * Stiftung Uhlebüll: Pflegeschule Uhlebüll * VHS (Volkshochschule) Niebüll e.V.

Health

* Klinikum Nordfriesland Clinic Niebüll * DIAKO Medizinisches Versorgungszentrum GmbH * Nephrologische Praxis und Dialyse-Zentrum Nordfriesland

Notable people

* Momme Andresen (1857–1951), born in Risum, educated in Niebüll, industrial chemist who made practical developments in photography including the invention of Rodinal * Carl Ludwig Jessen (1833–1917), painter of North Frisian daily life. *

Carsta Löck Carsta Löck (28 December 1902 – 9 October 1993) was a German film actress. Life The daughter of a merchant grew up in Kiel and worked as a typographer. After training as an actor, she made her debut as Rosi in Hermann Sudermann's The Butterfl ...

(1902–1993), actress * Max Hansen (1908–1990),

Waffen SS The (; ) was the combat branch of the Nazi Party's paramilitary ''Schutzstaffel'' (SS) organisation. Its formations included men from Nazi Germany, along with volunteers and conscripts from both German-occupied Europe and unoccupied lands. ...

Standartenführer * (born 1957), economist

References

Towns in Schleswig-Holstein Nordfriesland {{Nordfriesland-geo-stub