Schwesing

Municipality in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Location of Schwesing
Svesing within Nordfriesland district

54°30′N 9°8′E / 54.500°N 9.133°E / 54.500; 9.133CountryGermanyStateSchleswig-HolsteinDistrictNordfriesland Municipal assoc.ViölGovernment

• MayorWolfgang SokollArea

• Total15.63 km² (6.03 sq mi)Elevation

12 m (39 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[1]

• Total955 • Density61/km² (160/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

25813

Dialling codes04841Vehicle registrationNFWebsitewww.amt-vioel.de

Schwesing (Danish: Svesing, North Frisian: Swiasing) is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

History

From September 25, 1944, until December 11, 1944, a concentration camp was established near Glasau.^[2] It was a subcamp to the Neuengamme concentration camp.

Culture

Schwesing is one of the few places where the old, German card game of Bruus is still played. Tournaments are held regularly in the winter months and, in 2019, the 1st Bruus International Open took place.^[3]

Notes

^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein.
^ The camp is listed as No. 643 Husum-Schwesing, Kreis Husum, in the official German list Archived 2009-04-23 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
^ 1. Schwesinger "Bruus International Open" at schwesing.de. Retrieved 19 Dec 2020.