Lieth

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

• 2.1 Coat of Arms

Geography

Geographical Location

The place is situated on both sides of the county road K 28 and is bordered to the north by the municipality of Lohe- Rickelshof, in the west on the community Woehrden and to the south and east on the community Hemmingstedt. The majority of the community is located at the junction of Geest island towards the march. It is likely that the first human settlement already existed before the emergence of the present marsh areas. Originally Lieth was dominated by agriculture.

Policy

Of the nine seats in the municipal council, the CDU has been the local elections in 2013 five seats and the SPD four.

Coat of arms

Blazon: " divided by silver and green, above a left -turned green oil pump, below left inverted silver plow. "

Economy

The village is dominated by the oil refinery operation Heide refinery, which provides many jobs and high tax payments for years now. The population has increased in recent years due to the expulsion of numerous building sites.

A significant factor in the place put the now completely renovated municipally owned restaurant " Old School " and the new retirement home dar.

Personalities

The communist politician Hugo Urbahns (1890-1946) was born in Lieth.