Bredstedt

Bredstedt (Danish: Bredsted, Frisian: Bräist, spoken with a stretched s audition / i, Low German: Breedsteed, südjütisch: Bräjst ) is a town on the outskirts of Schleswig 's Geest in the district of North Friesland Schleswig -Holstein. The city is the health resort since 2001.

• 5.1 associations 5.1.1 Sports Clubs
• 5.1.2 Music Clubs
• 5.1.3 Other Clubs

• 6.1 traffic 6.1.1 Rail transport
• 6.1.2 bus
• 6.1.3 Road Traffic

• 7.1 Sons and daughters of the town

Geography

The city is located on the outskirts of Schleswig 's Geest at the foot of the Stollberg, one of the highest elevations of the district of North Friesland. About six kilometers to the west is the coastline of the North Sea. The Schleswig-Holstein Kiel is located 72 km to the east. To the nearest regional center of Flensburg in the north-east about 35 km to Hamburg about 140 km towards the southeast.

History

Bredstedt was first mentioned in 1231 in Erdbuch by the Danish King Waldemar II as Brethaestath ( large site). It was in the Norder Goes Harde, which was counted for Idstedtsyssel, the southern of the three SYSSEL of the Duchy of Schleswig. In 1477 it was still close to the sea, had raised a port and became the stains. Also, it was solved in the late Middle Ages from the parish Breklum, but remained the parish Bredstedt on the stains and later limited to parts of newly gained polders in the West.

The Norder Goes Harde belonged to the office of Flensburg and stayed with all provincial divisions of the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein always with the royal share. Bredstedt had as a market for a wide hinterland importance. As the center of Harde it surpassed Breklum. Due to the high degree of self-government the Harde was in the 18th century more and more frequently referred to as landscape Bredstedt, underlining the importance of the central location is also assigned. 1785 Harde was released from the office of Flensburg and converted into an independent office Bredstedt. However, soon took over the Husum Amtmann the shops in Bredstedt.

The Office Bredstedt was extended in 1853 by the upstream polders and the Good Mirebüll. After the annexation of the Duchy of Schleswig into the Kingdom of Prussia, the Office but became part of the new circle Husum. Following in the footsteps of the old Harde Bredstedt was from 1867 the seat of a local court, which existed until 1975. 1887, the station was built at the Marschbahn. On October 8, 1900, the scenic town charter was granted.

The upturn, which had already drawn the granting of town rights obtained continued in the following years. Thus, a Frisian home club was founded in 1902. Likewise Bredstedt received in the same year a public library, the predecessor of today's public library. The following year, the Friesen -Courier, the local newspaper founded. It was edited by the year 1942. As with the previous embankments in the Bredstedter Bay, the economic base also spread through the Bedeichung of Cecilien and Sönke -Nissen - polder in the second and third decade of the 20th century.

Severity of crises at the beginning and end of the Weimar Republic alternate with a flowering period in the middle. But you could also claim the attitude of the citizens towards the political representation increase, but could not be met. Again and again, urban was " mismanagement " criticized. A severe crisis mayor finally gave the necessary basis of the NSDAP, which led to an early flowering of Nazism in the room Bredstedt. Even before before the start of the Great Depression, in February 1929 summed up a local group walk. In March 1933, the NSDAP was chosen by 50.2 % of Bredstedter. The government of Hitler was even supported by 68.4 percent of the population. 1934, a Reich Labor Service camp in Bredstedt was established.

During the war years 1939-45 five houses were destroyed by fire. This together 15 people died. The number of casualties totaled 340 or 11% of the population.

Until 1 April 2008 Bredstedt was administered amt free and full-time. Since then the city, together with the communities of the former offices Bredstedt- country and Stollberg the Office Mid North Frisia with administrative headquarters in Bredstedt.

Religions

In Bredstedt there are two Lutheran churches. The largest community is the church of St. Nicholas. Its membership includes 3,800 members of the community (2011 ), which are 77 % of the population. Your church is built in the 1510 late-Gothic St. Nicholas Church. The Danish Lutheran church ( Bredsted danske Menighed ) used a church in the local Danish school.

In the Clement street is the Catholic St. Mary's Chapel, in the weekly Saturday held a church service once. The Catholic community belongs to the parish of Christ the King and St. Knud in Husum.

In the Gress road there is a Jehovah's Witness congregation with about 100 members.

Policy

The Municipal Corporation

In the local elections on May 26, 2013, the CDU received 28.2 percent of the vote and five seats. The SPD came to 22.8 per cent and four seats. The WFTU reached 34.4 percent and six seats. The SSW was 14.6 per cent and two seats. The turnout was 42.0 percent.

Mayor

For the election period 2013-2018 Knut Jessen ( WFTU ) was elected mayor. He replaced Uwe Hems ( WFTU ), which was from 1994 to 2008 civil chief and mayor from 2008 to 2013.

Coat of arms

Blazon: " About nine times out of silver and blue split Wellenschildfuß in red a silver plank bridge. "

Twinning

In addition to a twinned with the commune De Witt in the U.S. state of Iowa, there is a sponsorship contract with the Polish city cross ( Eastern Railway ) (Polish Krzyż Wielkopolski ).

Culture and sights

Clubs

Bredstedt has a highly trained voluntary sector. These include several sports and music clubs.

Sports clubs

The most important sports club in the city is the Bredstedter TSV. It offers popular and competitive sports in the main sports such as football, handball, athletics and other. He primarily uses the sports facilities at the Süderstraße and the gymnasium on the grounds of the former BGS school in the industrial park Middle North Frisia.

In addition, there is the TC Bredstedt. The tennis facility of the association is located outside the center in the Forest of Quick horn. She can be reached via the main road direction Dörpum.

In SAV Bredstedt the anglers go after their hobby.

The oldest local sports club is the Bredstedter ring tab guild. It was founded in 1783 and is one of the oldest sports clubs in the district of North Friesland.

Another tradition is the club Bredstedter shooting club, which was founded in 1878. The shooting range is located at the outer end of the Westerstraße.

The Bredsted IF 1947 ( Bredsted Ungdoms -og Idrætsforening ) promotes the Danish sports and youth work through cultural and sporting activities.

Music clubs

The Bredstedter Artisans' Association is a successful marching band belonging. There is also the Bredstedter Liedertafel of 1842 a men's choir. There is also the opportunity of making music at a local Lutheran church associated trombone.

Other clubs

The preservation of the heritage of the Frisian culture is up to the frieze club Bredstedt. He is also part of a dance and costume group.

For a successful urban development, among others, the Commerce and Industry Association, the tourism association Bredstedt and environment and the Association for Bredstedter history and townscape care make them strong.

Structures

In the list of cultural monuments in Bredstedt are registered in the list of monuments of Schleswig- Holstein cultural monuments.

The city center is architecturally Bredstedt today highly heterogeneous. The oldest line of development extending along Norderstraße, Hollow Lane, Market Street and Easter. The market forms the historic center.

Stylistically Highlights Room building is, among other things, the dominant on the front side of the square building Sparkasse / Town Hall from the period. The northern part of the building dates back to 1893 / 94th Here, up to the year 2008, the city administration was housed. The two-story brick building is stylistically follows the Gothic Revival. The southern part of the building was carried out in 1930 as an extension to the corner market / beans road. It was built for the savings and lending to Bredstedt, which now uses the entire building. This extension comes from the pen of Flensburg architect Guido Widmann. In the draft he took the neo-Gothic façade elements in weakened form with.

For more stylistically eye-catching building in the market are Wolf's old priv pharmacy and home to the once largest Bredstedter entrepreneur, the tobacco manufacturers Preisler. The latter, together with the former and now restored factory building a small courtyard.

At the beginning of the Easter Road located opposite two from the entire row of houses due to your Doppelstöckigkeit dominant building. It is originally built as a post office building, commercial building on the south side and the Frisian house on the north side of the road. They are both running atypical for the further row of houses in eaves - gable instead of permanent construction. The former post office building is a typical north German brick and clinker. The preceding that house of the bailiff fits in the facade of the house next door, however, is only one storey with a hipped roof.

Other architecturally striking landmarks outside this oldest development Chase are especially Nordfriisk Instituut ( before elementary school ) in 1871, the community center (former high school ), which was built in 1913 (both at the Süderstraße located ) and the former Agricultural College (today's office building) at the Theodor -Storm- road.

Also worth seeing are the station building with the water tower and the Bredstedt Clementshus; Danish senior housing (built 1720, restored in 1987 ).

Characteristic of the modern architecture of the late 20th century is the telecommunications tower Bredstedt on the members of the community Bordelum Stollberg.

Regular events

• Market Days: The market days are an annual event. They usually take place on weekends and offer a varied program of music and entertainment until the late evening hours. The market days are the biggest event in the city.
• Children's Festival: In addition to many sports activities for children, there is still a large marquee.

Economy and infrastructure

The economic structure in Bredstedt is characterized by medium. For the most part it is owner-managed businesses. The industry composition can be described as diversified. Companies of regional significance are two traditional retailers companies from the meat processing, as well as wood and building trade. The latter also operates a construction and garden market.

In the capacity as a center for the region Mid North Frisia consumers can cover their need for primary care in Bredstedt. As banks branches of VR Bank eG Niebüll, HypoVereinsbank, and the Nospa are represented in the city.

In the retail sector, it has come in recent years to a change. Many shops in the food retail trade have moved from the inner city location on the outskirts of the village. However, on the edge of downtown in the meantime, the REWE Group resettled with a discounter (Penny) and a consumer market. More discount market stores (Aldi Nord, Netto Marken-Discount ) are conveniently located on the southern outskirts. At the northern entrance to the village in the immediate vicinity of the resultant recently residential areas, the coop eG has settled with a consumer market ( SKY).

The downtown area is dominated by smaller boutique regular clothing stores and other service providers ( banks, insurance companies, lawyers, Sporting goods stores, etc.). In the main shopping street is still beyond a department store. Here is a post office since the closure of the local post office furnishings.

Traffic

Rail transport

Bredstedt has a station on the railway march. From here can be reached directly Hamburg and Westerland by local trains the Nord-Ostsee -Bahn. In contrast Bredstedt not keep all local trains on this relation, intercity trains of the Deutsche Bahn AG.

Bus

From Bredstedt buses towards Schlüttsiel Niebüll, Flensburg and Husum. In addition, developed by annular lines of the surrounding communities. However, these are aligned largely on school transport and therefore interact primarily only on school days.

For the tourism route Bredstedt- Schlüttsiel occupies a special significance. Through this connection, the ferries to the North Frisian holms be achieved. The city therefore referred to like as the gateway to the islets.

Road

By Bredstedt the federal road runs 5 From here can be achieved in a northerly direction, the federal limit at Tønder (Denmark). To the south it leads over Husum in the direction of Heath. There she goes just above 23 in the Federal Highway

Due to the increasing urban traffic congestion along the north -south axis of the federal highway 5 a relocation is planned the same. The plan approval procedure for this section is currently (May 2010) in the implementation. The draft provides for laying the road east to the town centers of Bredstedt, Breklum and Struckum.

Public institutions

As a center for the central part of North Friesland Bredstedt plays a central role. So here the official administration of the Local Mean North Friesland is located. Next door is the Green center Bredstedt. Here, several institutions are located in a common educational and counseling center. These include a branch of the Chamber of Agriculture Schleswig -Holstein, the office of the District Farmers' Association and a specialized school for the agricultural sector (formerly Higher farming school).

As a central scientific institution for the Frisian language, culture and history Nordfriisk Instituut has been active since 1965 in Bredstedt. It maintains an extensive library ( reference library ) works for ( Northern) Frisian, but partly also of Schleswig- holstzeinischen, Danish and Sorbian history and culture. It is supplemented by an archive for the emigration of many North Frisians mainly to North America. The Institute publishes as a publishing numerous books on North Friesland and also offers, for example, lectures.

In the community center at the Theodor Storm street, the city library is housed. Is supplemented by the establishment of a Danish library. The latter is operated by the Danish Central Library for South Schleswig.

Education

Educational institutions in Bredstedt are the basic school at the Garden street, and a community school at the Süderstraße. Both are operated by the Education Association Mid North Frisia. In the Community School last the Hauke- sharks - needs school was 'learning' as a separate integrated support center ( FöZ ).

Since the city is a small center of the Danish minority in Schleswig Holstein, operates here the Danish Schools Association for South a comprehensive school.

Other educational institutions are a total of four kindergartens. These include a Waldorf kindergarten, a dänischsprachiger and two German -language kindergartens. The latter are operated by the ADS- border covenant of peace, the Danish language by the Danish Schools Association for South.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town

• Ewerdt Friis (1619-1672), sculptor
• Andreas Pauli Liliencron (1630-1700), head of the German law firm in Copenhagen
• Hans Knudtzon (1751-1823), businessman and member of the Norwegian Parliament ( Storting )
• Carl Gottlieb von Kleist (1778-1849), Danish Major General
• Christian Albrecht Jensen (1792-1870), a leading portrait painter in the German - Danish state
• Christian Carl Magnussen (1821-1896), painter of the Frisians
• Thomas Steno ( born 1951 ), author and director of the Nordfriisk Instituut
• Hans -Jürgen network ( b. 1954 ), author

Others

The city is named for a beheimatetes in Warnemünde ship of the Federal Police Office Lake with the identification number BP 21