Wesselburen

Wesselburen
Town
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Wesselburen within Dithmarschen district
Interactive map of Wesselburen
Location within Germany Location within Schleswig-Holstein
Coordinates: 54°13′N 08°55′E
Country	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
District	Dithmarschen
Municipal assoc.	Büsum-Wesselburen
Government
• Mayor	Heinz-Werner Buhrs
Area
• Total	5.13 km2 (1.98 sq mi)
Elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2025-12-31)
• Total	3,336
• Density	650/km2 (1,680/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	25762–25764
Dialling codes	04833
Vehicle registration	HEI
Website	www.wesselburen-online.de

Wesselburen (German pronunciation: [vɛsl̩ˈbuːʁən] ^ⓘ) is a small town in the district of Dithmarschen in the German Federal State of Schleswig-Holstein. It is situated near the North Sea coast, approximately 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) west of Heide.

Wesselburen is part of the Amt ("collective municipality") Büsum-Wesselburen.

Notable residents

• Christian Friedrich Hebbel, 1813–1863, poet and dramatist
• Christian Otto Mohr, 1835–1918, civil engineer
• Adolf Bartels, 1862–1945, journalist, poet, and also literary historian
• Ottilie Reylaender, 1882–1965, painter associated with the artist colony in Worpeswede
• Jil Sander (born 1943), fashion designer
• Jürgen Koppelin (born 1945), politician (FDP)
• Kirsten Fehrs (born 1961), bishop
• Max Pauly (1907–1946), SS concentration camp commander and war criminal
• Torge Oelrich (born 1988), comedian and actor

Windmills near Wesselburen