Epenwöhrden

Epenwöhrden ( Low German: Epenweuhern / Epenweuern ) is a municipality in the district of Dithmarschen in Schleswig-Holstein.

• 3.1 Dusenddüwelwarf

Geography

The community Epenwöhrden is the march between Meldorf and Heide ( Holstein ) on both sides of the national highway 5, wherein the center of the trunk road lies to the west. The Land Registry Meldorf has determined that Epenwöhrden (specifically the Epenwöhrdenermoor ) is the center of the Dithmarsch mainland.

The community is made up of the districts Dehling, Epenwöhrden, Epenwöhrdenerfeld and Epenwöhrdenermoor.

Policy

Of the eleven seats, the voter community ABEWG ( General Civil Epenwöhrdener Wählergemeinschaft ) eight and ABDWGE ( General Conservative Democratic voters Community Epenwöhrden ) has three seats.

Coat of arms

Blazon: ". In green over a wide top crenellated silver sign foot a floating silver stone parapet, above two silver pillars a silver boulder on a black plate, each accompanied by a golden spike right and left"

Flag

Blazon: " On green bunting the figures of the municipal coat of arms in flag just tincture. "

Attractions

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

Dusenddüwelwarf

In 1500, the Dithmarsch peasants defended their freedom at the Battle of Hemmingstedt against the numerically far superior forces of the Danish King John I and his brother Duke Frederick I " Kumt True di, Garr, de de Buer " of Holstein with the battle cry ( Be careful guard, the farmer comes ). A memorial stone was erected in Epenwöhrden on the Dusenddüwelswarf to the 400 - year anniversary in 1900, is reminiscent of that victory.