Husum

Husum is a town in Germany. It is located in the district of Nordfriesland in the state of Schleswig-Holstein. Husum is the capital of this district.

The town is famous as the birthplace of the novelist Theodor Storm. He called it “the grey town by the sea.”

Every year, Husum holds an international piano festival named Raritäten der Klaviermusik. The festival started in 1987 and brings musicians from all over the world.

History

Husum was first mentioned in the year 1252. Like many towns near the North Sea, Husum was shaped by big storms. In 1362, a huge storm changed the land and created a harbor, which helped the town grow.

Two new villages grew up around Husum soon after. The town's name appeared for the first time in 1409 on an old map. Its first church was built in 1431, and later it gained special rights that helped it become more important.

Geography

Husum is a town near the Wadden Sea, which is part of the big North Sea. It is close to a place called the Bay of Husum. The town is about 82 kilometers west of Kiel, 139 kilometers northwest of Hamburg, and 43 kilometers southwest of Flensburg.

Subdivisions

Zentrum (Danish: Indreby)
Nordhusum (Danish: Nørre Husum)
Porrenkoog (Danish: Porrekog, North Frisian: Porekuuch)
Osterhusum (Danish: Øster Husum), Osterhusumfeld
Altstadt
Norderschlag (Danish: Nørreslag)
Dreimühlen (Danish: Tremølle)
Rödemis (Danish: Rødemis, North Frisian: Rööms)
Fischersiedlung
Neustadt (Danish: Nystad(en))
Gewerbegebiet
Schauendahl (Danish: Skovdal)
Kielsburg (Danish: Kilsborg)
Rosenburg
Schobüll (Danish: Skobøl, North Frisian: Schööbel)
Halebüll (Danish: Halebøl, North Frisian: Hälbel)
Hockensbüll (Danish: Hokkensbøl, North Frisian: Hukensbel)
Lund

Culture

Husum is a nice place to visit and the start point for trips to the North Frisian Islands. It has many interesting things to see and do.

Festival Raritäten der Klaviermusik

The Raritäten der Klaviermusik international festival for special piano music was started in 1987 by Peter Froundjian, and happens at the Schloss vor Husum.

Museums

The Theodor-Storm-Haus was the home of the writer Theodor Storm. It now has a display about his life and stories. The Schiffahrtsmuseum Nordfriesland shows models of ships from the Middle Ages up to today. These models help us learn about life near the coast and at sea. The Ostenfelder Bauernhaus is an old farmhouse and the oldest open-air museum in Germany.

Sights

Marienkirche, Husum, which fell down in 1807 and was built again in 1833
The Schloss vor Husum from 1582, once a home for leaders of Holstein-Gottorp
Old Town Hall from 1601
New Town Hall from 1988/1989

Clubs

The Spielmannszug & Jugendblasorchester Rödemis is a well-known marching band from the Rödemis area.

Husum has two football teams, Husumer SV and Rödemisser SV.^{[citation needed]}

Husum Cricket Club plays at the Mikkelberg-Kunst-und-Cricket Center, where women’s cricket games have happened before. The field is close to Hattstedt.

Twinning

Husum is twinned with:

Infrastructure

Husum station is on many important train lines. It connects to Westerland and Hamburg through the Marsh Railway. There are also lines to Bad St. Peter-Ording on the Eiderstedt peninsula and to Jübek, which connects to Neumünster, Flensburg, and Kiel.

Education

Husum has many schools where children can learn and grow. One of the oldest schools is the Hermann-Tast-Schule, a grammar school that has been around since 1527. Another school is called Theodor-Storm-Schule.

Older students can go to high schools such as Gemeinschaftsschule Husum-Nord, Ferdinand-Tönnies-Schule, and Husum Danske Skole, which teaches in Danish. Younger children can attend elementary schools like Iven-Agßen-Schule, which has been around since 1619, along with Bürgerschule, Klaus-Groth-Schule, and Bornschool in Schobüll.

Notable people

Husum has been home to many interesting people throughout history. Some of them include Paul Würtz, a German officer and diplomat who served many countries, and Nicolaus Bruhns, an organist who influenced famous composer Johann Sebastian Bach.

Other well-known people are Theodor Storm, a famous novelist, and Ludwig Nissen, a gemstone dealer from Brooklyn who started a museum.

In sports, Husum has produced athletes like Jürgen Freiwald, who played volleyball in the 1968 Summer Olympics, and Herwig Ahrendsen, a handball player from the 1972 Summer Olympics.