Brunsbüttel
Brunsbüttel (De-Brunsbüttel.ogg; Northern Low Saxon: Bruunsbüddel) is an industrial and harbour 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.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Type — Stadt • State — Schleswig-Holstein • District — Dithmarschen • Elevation — 1 • Area — 65.21 • Postal Code — 25534–25541 • Area Code — 04851, 04852, 04855 • Licence — HEI • Gemeindeschlussel — 01 0 51 011 • Website — www.brunsbuettel.de • Mayor — Martin Schmedtje
History
History
The earliest reference to the town is in a document dated 14 July 1286. With the construction of the Kiel Canal (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.
Economy
Economy
Brunsbüttel became an industrial area in the 1960s and 1970s. The ChemCoast Park Brunsbüttel is still the most important enterprise zone and at 2,000 ha also the largest industrial area in Schleswig-Holstein.
Chemical plants
Chemical plants
• Total S.A. • Bayer MaterialScience • Lanxess • Sasol • Yara International
Energy
Energy
• Vattenfall: Gas Turbine Power Station (near the Brunsbüttel Nuclear Power Plant which is out of service) • A terminal to import 8 e9m3/a of liquefied natural gas is under construction. Originally expected to become operational in approximately 2026, following the invasion of Ukraine by Russia it
Harbours
Harbours
• Brunsbüttel Ports GmbH (port operation and logistics)
Twin towns and sister cities
Twin towns and sister cities
Brunsbüttel is twinned with: • Horní Počernice (Prague 20), Czech Republic (2004)
Notable residents
Notable residents
• Horst Wohlers (born 1949), former football player, played 301 pro games, then a manager • Dirk Busch (born 1951 in Brunsbüttelkoog), a professor, singer, songwriter, composer and music producer. • Jennifer Oeser (born 1983), heptathlete
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Notes from the source article
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- 1.149 squadron.
- 2.ChemCoast Park Brunsbüttel. (n.d.). Location. Retrieved January 16, 2025, from https://www.chemcoastpark.de/en/location/#:~:text=Covering%20an%20area%20of%202%2C000,and%20other%20sectors%20of%20industry
- 3.Kurmayer, Nikolaus J. Germany signs initial contract to build first LNG terminal. EURACTIV. 2022-03-07.
- 4.Elbehafen LNG – FSRU Terminal Brunsbüttel. RWE. 2022.
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