Stadt Husum / Ordnungsamt
Zingel 10
25813 Husum
König-Friedrich-V.-Allee
25813 Husum
Person of contact: Dr. Astrid Fick
mail@museumsverbund-nordfriesland.de
mail@museumsverbund-nordfriesland.de
König-Friedrich-V.-Allee
25813 Husum
Friedrichstadt was built (in 1621 by Dutch people) at the junction of the rivers Treene and Eider. The town is mainly in its original state.
300 year old Frisianhouse. North german longhouse with thatched roof and red bricks. Rooms covered with tiles from Delft.
Westerhever is located on the peninsula Eiderstedt at the North Sea Coast. Its landmark is probably the most famous Lighthouse in Germany. It was built in 1906 and is about 42 meters high. Since 2001 sight seeing is possible and in the past the light house was already often a commercial motive, that’s how the light house became so famous.
As a protection against storm tides the rivers between the North Sea and lower Elbe are being cut off by a barrage. The most important building of this kind is the Eidersperrwerk. The area around Eider and Treene are being protected against high tide by a