Heide Article Index for
Heide 		Articles about
Heide 		Website Links For
Heide 		 

Information About

Heide
APPAREL
BABY
BEAUTY
BOOKS
CAR TOYS
CELL PHONES
DVD'S
ELECTRONICS
GOURMET FOOD
GROCERIES
HEALTH & PERSONAL
HOME & GARDEN
JEWELRY
MUSIC
MUSIC INSTRUMENTS
OFFICE PRODUCTS
SOFTWARE
SPORTING GOODS
TOOLS & HARDWARE
TOYS
VIDEO GAMES
SHOPPING HOME
MORE SHOPPING...




German Information

  Art Stadt
  Wappen Heide Wappenpng
  lat Deg 54 lat_min = 11 lat_sec = 46
  lon Deg 09 lon_min = 05 lon_sec = 36
  Lageplan Heide in HEIpng
  Bundesland Schleswig-Holstein
  Kreis Dithmarschen
  Höhe 11
  Fläche 318938
  Einwohner 20660
  Stand 2005-06-30
  PLZ 25746
  Vorwahl 0481
  Kfz HEI
  Gemeindeschlüssel 01 0 51 044
  Adresse Postelweg 1<br />25746 Heide
  Website wwwheidede
  Bürgermeister Ulf Stecher
  Partei CDU
  pop Source


Heide is a town in Schleswig-Holstein , Germany . It is the capital of the ''Kreis'' (district) Dithmarschen . Population: 21,000.

The German word ''Heide'' means "heath". In the 15th Century four adjoining villages decided to build a church in the "middle of the heath". This remained the town's name to date. The exact foundation date is now unknown, but by 1447 Heide was already the main village of Dithmarschen. At this time Dithmarschen was an independent peasant republic. Heide became a town in the 19th Century and now is a tourist resort.

''Sights in Heide:''

  • St. Jürgen church ( 1560 )

  • water tower ( 1903 )

  • museum of Dithmarschen history

  • Brahmshaus, dwelling house of the ancestors of the composer Johannes Brahms , now a museum


Heide is also the birthplace of show jumper Fritz Thiedemann , a double Olympic champion.

There is a Twinning between Kreis Dithmarschen and Restormel Borough Council. See The official Restormel Dithmarschen Twinning Association (English)