Heide 92365 223619564 2008-07-04T22:35:23Z Lightbot 7178666 Units/dates/other {{otheruses}} {{Infobox German Location |Art = Stadt |image_photo = |Wappen = Heide Wappen.png |lat_deg = 54 |lat_min = 11 |lat_sec = 46 |lon_deg = 9 |lon_min = 5 |lon_sec = 36 |Lageplan = Heide in HEI.png |Bundesland = Schleswig-Holstein |Kreis = Dithmarschen |Höhe = 11 |Fläche = 31.8938 |Einwohner = 20660 |Stand = 2005-06-30 |PLZ = 25746 |Vorwahl = 0481 |Kfz = HEI |Gemeindeschlüssel = 01 0 51 044 |Adresse = Postelweg 1<br />25746 Heide |Website = [http://www.heide.de/ www.heide.de] |Bürgermeister = Ulf Stecher |Partei = CDU |pop_source = }} '''Heide''' is a town in [[Schleswig-Holstein]], [[Germany]]. It is the capital of the ''Kreis'' (district) [[Dithmarschen]]. Population: 21,000. The [[German language|German]] word ''Heide'' means "heath". In the 15th century four adjoining villages decided to build a church in the "middle of the heath". This remained the town's name to date. The exact foundation date is now unknown, but by 1447 Heide was already the main village of Dithmarschen. At this time Dithmarschen was an independent peasant republic. Heide became a town in the 19th century and now is a tourist resort. ==Sightseeing== * St. Jürgen church (1560) * water tower (1903) * museum of Dithmarschen history * Brahmshaus, dwelling house of the ancestors of the composer [[Johannes Brahms]], now a museum Heide is also the birthplace of show jumper [[Fritz Thiedemann]], a double Olympic champion. There is a [[twinning]] between Kreis [[Dithmarschen]] and [[Restormel]] Borough Council. See [http://beehive.thisiscornwall.co.uk/default.asp?WCI=SiteHome&ID=12946&PageID=79437 The official Restormel Dithmarschen Twinning Association (English)] {{Cities and municipalities in Kreis Dithmarschen district}} {{Dithmarschen-geo-stub}} [[da:Heide]] [[de:Heide (Holstein)]] [[eo:Heide]] [[fr:Heide (Allemagne)]] [[id:Heide]] [[nl:Heide (Holstein)]] [[ja:ハイデ]] [[no:Heide]] [[nds:Heid]] [[pt:Heide (Holstein)]] [[ro:Heide (Holstein)]] [[ru:Хайде (Гольштейн)]] [[sv:Heide]] [[tr:Heide (Holstein)]] [[vo:Heide]]