Brunsbüttel Explained

Type:Stadt
Image Coa:DEU Brunsbüttel COA.svg
Coordinates:53.8964°N 9.1386°W
Image Plan:Brunsbuettel in HEI.PNG
State:Schleswig-Holstein
District:Dithmarschen
Elevation:1
Area:65.24
Postal Code:25534–25541
Area Code:04851, 04852, 04855
Licence:HEI
Gemeindeschlüssel:01 0 51 011
Website:www.brunsbuettel.de
Mayor:Martin Schmedtje

Brunsbüttel (; Northern Low Saxon: Bruunsbüddel) is a town in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany that lies at the mouth of the Elbe river, near the North Sea. It is the location of the western entrance to the Kiel Canal.

History

The earliest reference to the town is in a document dated 14 July 1286. With the construction of the Kiel Canal (German: Nord-Ostsee-Kanal) in 1911, the town was divided in two.

During the opening days of World War II, on 4 September 1939, the No. 149 Squadron RAF carried out the second bombing of that war, targeting warships near the town.[1]

Economy

Brunsbüttel became an industrial area in the 1960s and 1970s. The ChemCoast Park Brunsbüttel is still the most important enterprise zone and at also the largest industrial area in Schleswig-Holstein.

Chemical Plants

Energy

Harbours

Twin towns - sister cities

Brunsbüttel is twinned with:

Notable residents

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 149 squadron . 2016-11-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161114001505/http://www.raf.mod.uk/history/bombercommandno149squadron.cfm# . 2016-11-14 . dead .
  2. Web site: Kurmayer . Nikolaus J. . Germany signs initial contract to build first LNG terminal . live . EURACTIV . 2022-03-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220922130111/https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy/news/germany-signs-first-stage-contract-to-build-first-lng-terminal/ . 2022-09-22 . 2022-10-08.
  3. Web site: Elbehafen LNG – FSRU Terminal Brunsbüttel . 2022 . RWE . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220905112655/https://www.rwe.com/en/research-and-development/project-plans/floating-lng-terminals/elbehafen-lng . 2022-09-05 . 2022-10-08.