Meldorf
Meldorf (De-Meldorf.ogg; Holsatian: Meldörp or Möldörp) is a town in western Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, that straddles the river Miele in the district of Dithmarschen.
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Carsten Niebuhr
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Gertrud von Hassel
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Heinrich Christian Boie
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Adressbuch für die Stadt Hannover 1942, Teil II
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Heinrich Christian Boie
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Siegfried Hansen
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Key facts
Key facts
• Type — Stadt • State — Schleswig-Holstein • District — Dithmarschen • Amt — Mitteldithmarschen • Elevation — 4 - 12 • Area — 21.26 • Postal Code — 25697–25704 • Area Code — 04832 • Licence — HEI, MED • Gemeindeschlussel — 01 0 51 074 • Website — www.meldorf.de • Mayor — Anke Cornelius-Heide • Party — Greens
Overview
Overview
Meldorf was first mentioned in writing before 1250 AD. In 1265 it received its municipal rights and served as the capital of Dithmarschen, a peasant republic with Allies in the Hanseatic league dating from 1468. The city was sacked in 1500 AD when King John of the Kalmar Union attempted to conquer the republic. His forces were routed by a force with poor arms and inferior numbers in the Battle of Hemmingstedt. In 1559, the republic was conquered. The city lost its municipal rights again in 1598 and would not regain them until 1870. It was county town until 1970 of the district Süderdithmarschen. After a district reform Süderdithmarschen and Norderdithmarschen merged to Dithmarschen and Meldorf lost the capitalship to the town of Heide. The St. John's Church (St.-Johannis-Kirche), also called Meldorfer Dom, is the largest church in Dithmarschen, the most important medieval church building at the North Sea coast in Schleswig-Holstein and has a neogothic style. Meldorf is the seat of the collective municipality Amt Mitteldithmarschen.
Politics
Politics
The City Council of Meldorf has 25 Seats: • CDU: 8 Seats • SPD: 6 Seats • WMF (Local Voter Group): 5 Seats • Die Linke: 2 Seats • Greens: 2 Seats • FDP: 2 Seats (As of 2023)
Notable people
Notable people
• Johan Ross the Elder (1695–1773), a Swedish church painter. • Heinrich Christian Boie (1744–1806), a German author. • Friedrich Boie (1789–1870), a German entomologist, herpetologist, ornithologist and lawyer. • Heinrich Boie (1794–1827), a German zoologist. • Olaus Henrici FRS, (1840–1918) mathematician who became a professor in London • Karin Mölling (born 1943), virologist whose research focused on retroviruses
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