Hedwigenkoog

Hedwigenkoog is a municipality in the district of Dithmarschen in Schleswig-Holstein.

• 3.1 Coat of Arms

Geography

Geographical Location

The polder was dammed in 1696 and is located directly on the North Sea. Originally he was supposed to protect especially the former land connection between Wesselburen and Büsum.

Community structure

According living space directory the 1987 census, the municipality is not divided into living spaces. Nevertheless, individual districts can be distinguished:

• Hedwigenkoog ( municipal seat )
• Hirtenstall ( Westerkoog, on the coast )
• Majorshof ( isolated farm in the south of the township, near Westerdeichstrich )
• According to the National Park Office Schleswig-Holstein believes the Hochsände Blauort and Tertius also belong to the territory of the municipality Hedwigenkoog. The state government of Schleswig-Holstein to the thesis of the national park office but have not yet officially confirmed and committed.

History

With the award of a separate law ( Octroi ) by Duke Frederick IV of Schleswig -Holstein - Gottorp was the new polder own seal. The polder was after its completion after the wife of the Duke, Hedwig Sophie, named.

Policy

Of the nine seats in the municipal council has the voter community UBH since the local elections in 2013 five seats and voters Community WGH four.

Coat of arms

Blazon: " keeping in red on a green hill battle-ready, black reinforced silver swan, a golden crowned silver eel in its beak. "

The seal of Duke Friedrich IV was probably originally a stork holding a snake in its beak. This motif is known from the emblems and presses the reminder of that reason (Stork ) is to keep the passions (snake ) in check. With time, however, was from the stork and a swan from the queue an eel. The proud, conflict- ready has been cleared by the relentless struggle with the natural power of the sea disposition of Koogseingesessenen could have caused this change of coat of arms animal to a militant. Here, the moral meaning of the emblem was lost.

Economy and Tourism

The community is dominated by agriculture and wind turbines. In 1993, there are ten plants. With a capacity of 2.25 MW, it was at that time the largest wind farm in Germany. Created in 1994 a further four. All was replaced in 2010 repowering in 2010 by six new Enercon Systems, REPower three plants and two more. The old systems were received after degradation partly to Poland. The turbines have a hub height of 100 meters and a total height of about 130 meters each.

In recent years, the community is increasingly relying on tourism, especially farm holidays. The municipal area is a swimming area and a Boßelstrecke.